BUOYED by a family lift for the Masters, York’s swing commander Simon Dyson also welcomed errant world number one Tiger Woods back to the fold.

The 32-year-old Dyson crowns his ten years as a professional with his first appearance in the opening Major of the season, the Masters at Augusta next week.

And if his entry is accepted into the traditional par-three pro-am played on Wednesday, 24 hours before the Masters wings into glorious action, then his caddy will be his elder brother Nick.

Declared Dyson: “We won’t find out until early next week if we are included in the par-three competition, but if we are then Nick will be my man with the bag and that will be a great thrill for both of us. Going round Augusta together will be such a buzz.”

Ahead of the whole razzmatazz of the Masters, Dyson is currently playing in the Shell Houston Open.

His first round was due to start late last night as the last three-ball, alongside USA prospect Alex Prugh and Henrik Bjornstad of Norway, to go out on the Redstone Golf Club in Humble in the Lone Star state of Texas.

It’s a four-day tournament that golf’s principal performer Woods opted to miss out on, as he did the Tavistock Cup and last week’s Arnold Palmer International.

Instead Woods will make his long-awaited comeback in the Masters itself, more than five months after he opted to step away from the game following the flaring into public view of revelations about his private life.

Dyson was convinced that Woods should have made an earlier return to the competitive circuit.

But Dyson was equally certain that if the runaway world number one had targeted the Masters then he would be going all out to win his fifth green jacket at Augusta.

Said Dyson: “I did think he might have played in one of the tournaments before the Masters to get himself ready for what is one of the world’s greatest competitions.

“But if Tiger believes deep down that he is ready to resume his career at the Masters, then, believe me, he will be ready.”

The Malton & Norton GC ace, who has always nurtured an ambition to play at the Augusta National course, was thrilled at the prospect of the return of the game’s “Phenomenon”.

“I am so glad that Tiger Woods is back,” said Dyson.

“I don’t think what has happened will make a great deal of difference to his approach to the game.

“He is the best player in the world and in a tournament like the Masters you always want to be playing against the world’s best.

“He is just so good for the sport. It’s so good to have him back.”