Connor Syme’s bid to become the first Scot to win the Australian Amateur Championship title since Eric Ramsay back in 2005 remains on track after he powered into Sunday’s final at the Metropolitan club in Melbourne.

The 20-year-old, who reached the last four of the British Amateur Championship at Portrush in 2014, swept to a 6&5 win over Welshman Evan Griffith in the last four to set up a final duel with host nation hopeful Travis Smyth.

Syme, part of the Scotland team that won last season’s European Team Championships in Sweden, was always in command against Griffith and was more than happy to have ended his contest on the 13th green. “My shoes are maybe a bit too small and I have a few blisters,” he noted. “It’s been a long few days with a lot of golf but I’m delighted to be in the final. I’m really starting to get a good feel for the greens too.”

Smyth, who overcame Syme’s fellow Scot, Grant Forrest, in the morning’s last eight encounters, earned his final place with a 5&3 win over Austin Bautista.