I HAVE my fingers crossed hoping that Malton’s Simon Dyson makes next year’s Ryder Cup team.

I knew Simon’s granddad, John ‘Ginger’ ‘Flipper’ Dyson, top-notch northern lightweight jockey and stable lads’ boxing champion, also Simon’s uncle Terry, famous Tottenham Hotspur footballer and Simon’s dad, John, as good a journeyman footballer as you could find.

Because of the Dyson family’s resilience and fierce competitive spirit, if I had to take to the trenches or down a bunker, I would certainly like a Dyson on my side.

Ken Holmes, Cliffe Common, Selby.