VIRUS victim Simon Dyson will tomorrow haul himself from his sick bed for one final swing-fling.

The North Yorkshire golf ace has vowed to give '110 per cent' to tomorrow's swansong to the season - the prestigious Volvo Masters in Spain's Andalucia region.

Despite still suffering from a mystery illness that has stripped him of all energy for the past few weeks the 24-year-old Dyson declared defiantly: "It's the final event of the year, the one that I have been striving for to reach.

"And now that I'm here I'm going to give it my best shot. I'm still feeling a bit rough. I've no energy whatsoever and I am sleeping more than I have ever been. But I'm going to give this my best. If that's not good enough than that's not good enough, but I can't not give it a go."

So ill has the Malton and Norton king of swing been that he missed last week's Italian Open in Rome, opting to take a breather as he awaits the results of a series of medical tests taken on home soil.

But playing the Volvo Masters has been his driving force since the start of the 2002 campaign, and especially after the last ten weeks when he responded to a rallying-call from his mentor, the well-respected golf guru Pete Cowen.

"Back then I needed to win about £100,000 to make sure I qualified for the Volvo Masters," recalled Dyson.

"I was chatting with Pete and he said that had to be my aim - to get into the Masters. I finished 59th in the Order of Merit, which was enough to get me in and that has been some achievement."

Today after the final practice round at the Club de Valderrama course Dyson will seek out the European Tour doctor to see if he can give him a tonic to enable him to last the full four rounds of a tournament featuring some of the world's top players, including all but one of Europe's recent victorious Ryder Cup team.

"I just want to finish off by getting as high as I possibly can. Then I can take a good, long break," he said.

Updated: 12:42 Wednesday, November 06, 2002