Simon Dyson

Simon Dyson (born 21 December 1977) is an English professional golfer. He plays on the European Tour, having formerly played on the Asian Tour.

Amateur career

Dyson was born in York, England. In 1999, he was runner-up in the English Amateur and won the Finnish Amateur title. He was also a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team that year, before turning professional in September.

Professional career

In 2000, Dyson topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit after winning three tournaments on that tour, and was also Rookie of the Year. He also played a small number of events on the European Tour in 2000. Since 2001 he has played mainly on the European Tour, and has finished in the top 100 on the Order of Merit nine times, the only exception being in 2003. In March 2006 he won his maiden European Tour title at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open and he followed up later that year by winning the KLM Open in a play-off over Richard Green. These victories helped him to finish a career-high, at the time, 21st place on the Order of Merit and climb into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career.

Dyson very nearly won the season ending Volvo Masters tournament at Valderrama in 2007, when he was involved in a three-man sudden death playoff for the championship with Soren Kjeldsen and Justin Rose. After the trio all parred the first playoff hole, they all found the green at the second playoff hole to leave birdie chances. However both Kjeldsen and Dyson rolled their efforts passed the hole, whilst the 2007 Order of Merit winner, Rose holed his for the championship.

His most successful year came in 2009 when he won the KLM Open for a second time, again at the first playoff hole, like he did in 2006, this time defeating Peter Hedblom and Peter Lawrie. The victory came after a final round 63 made sure of a place in the three-man playoff. Then in October Dyson shot a six-under final round of 66 to take victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Dyson finished the season ranked 8th on the Race to Dubai standings.

In July 2011, Dyson won for the fifth time on the European Tour at the Irish Open. When Dyson finished his round with a 67, he was the co-leader with Richard Green, who was one group behind him. Dyson even had a putt on the 18th to go one stroke clear, but it slipped past the edge of the hole. However, when Green only found the front edge of the 18th green with his approach shot, he took three putts to get down for his bogey meaning that Dyson was declared outright winner by one stroke. This win elevated Dyson to 9th on the Race to Dubai list and earned him a place in the following week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Dyson also broke into the Official World Golf Ranking top 50. In September 2011, Dyson won his third KLM Open title to move into the world's top 30 for the first time. Dyson finished the season ranked 10th on the Race to Dubai standings.

Personal life

Dyson was born in York. He lives in Manchester with his wife Lyndsey. The couple got married in December 2010. Dyson is the nephew of Terry Dyson, a former footballer. He is a lifelong supporter of Manchester United.

Amateur wins (1)

• 1999 Finnish Amateur Championship

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (6)

1 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

Asian Tour wins (4)

• 2000 Macau Open, Volvo China Open, Omega Hong Kong Open
• 2006 Enjoy Jakarta HSBC Indonesia Open1

1 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

• Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2010 Open Championship – 2011 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Team appearances

Amateur

• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998
• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winners)

Professional

• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners)
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2010 (winners)