Garrick Porteous says his success in winning the Amateur Championship will take a while to sink in Porteous is also all but assured of his place on the Walker Cup team in September. He coped with the awful conditions much the better at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal. With winds of 45mph and pelting rain, Porteous was able to shoot an 82 in the morning and still take a three-hole lead. Porteous, who graduated with a degree in art from Tennessee University last year, closed out the contest in the afternoon with some classic links play. Clearly, he would not be too concerned if the gusts were just as unfriendly in four weeks" time. "I definitely had an advantage in the wind today," Porteous said. Growing up on links golf, it's second nature to me. I know how to hit it low, hit it high, chip and run. I wasn't intimidated by the wind. I knew it was going to be a grind out there. Porteous intends to turn professional, but will now probably wait until after the US Open at Pinehurst, which takes place next June.