YORK golfer Simon Dyson hailed a possible turning point in his fortunes after making the cut in the Nordea Masters.

Dyson, who has endured a torrid 12 months with injury and illness, finished one under par for the first two rounds in Sweden.

Tonight, he admitted that he was 'absolutely buzzing' having played some of his best golf for a long, long time.

The Malton and Norton golf club ace, 38, is not the only Yorkshireman enjoying this latest stage of the European Tour - as Sheffield's Matthew Fitzpatrick is the current tournament leader on eleven under par.

But Dyson had missed the majority of last season following wrist surgery and recently suffered from pneumonia. He had also suffered fresh disappointment last weekend when missing the cut in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Over the last two days, however, he has returned to form, carding a two over par 74 on Thursday followed by a three under par 69 yesterday.

"I am absolutely buzzing. I feel in a good place - the best I have felt for over a year and, who knows, hopefully, it is a turning point?" he told the Press.

"As long as I play half decent golf for the rest of the competition now, I will be happy," he added. "I have not got any real hopes, it will just be nice to get some more competitive rounds under my belt and important to keep making progress."

Dyson hit three birdies plus an eagle on the ninth today with only two bogies.

"The eagle was a real boost," he said: "I hit a beautiful three wood 272 yards. Standing over the put was a weird feeling because I wanted to hole it (for the eagle) but I also thought that level par would be enough to make the cut. Anyway, I holed it which was great.

"The wrist is still not very good and is still really weak," he admitted. "I am still getting into positions with my back swing that I don't really like but I am driving really good.

"Although things didn't go right last week at Wentworth, there were a lot of positives and my caddy told me to keep progressing," he said. "When I finished two over par yesterday, I was a little disappointed - but that was a good thing I suppose - and I made a decent start today, hitting three birdies in nine holes which was just what I needed."

Dyson will be visiting a specialist on Monday for a second opinion on the state of his wrist which needed tendon surgery last year.

"I am curious to discover whether there are exercises I can do to strengthen the muscles," he explained. "The muscle is weak but the tendon is tight."

British rival Lee Westwood is bidding to become the first player to win the tournament for a fourth time but stands six shots off the lead.