SWING commander Simon Dyson has a double Major in his sights.

The North Yorkshire golf ace is sweating on whether there will be enough hostages to fortune to enable him to squeeze into the field as a last-gasp replacement for the start of the 136th Open Championship at Carnoustie tomorrow.

Dyson is third reserve should there be any late withdrawals from the world's oldest major tournament. And he revealed that even if he was to get a late call today, he would drop everything and drive from his York base to the Ayrshire coast to pit his skills in an event he regards as the greatest tournament in the world.

"It's the best and that is why it is called simply The Open. It is THE tournament every golfer wants to play in," declared the Malton and Norton Golf Club star, who has figured in the last two Opens, including hitting the very first opening shot when it was held at St Andrew's two years ago.

"It still gives me goose bumps when I think about the honour of hitting the first drive in The Open, and more so at St Andrew's, so even if I get a late call today I will be off up there like a shot."

Dyson, who is presently ranked 38th in Europe and 89th in the world, agonisingly missed out on automatic qualification for this year's Open after he finished his momentous 2006, during which he won twice on the European Tour, in 21st spot. Only the top 20 go through automatically.

But, while the principal Major may yet elude Dyson's grip, his next outing in a hectic schedule will be the last Major of the season, the US PGA championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa, from August 9 to 12.

Dyson said that whether he inched into the final Carnoustie reckoning or not, he will take a complete break from next week after an alarming dip in his form over the last five weeks.

Building on the unprecedented success of his sixth year as a European Tour pro in 2006, Dyson started the current campaign with a flourish, with no fewer than five top ten finishes garnering more than £300,000 winnings.

But he has missed the cut in his last two tournaments, capped by a second round 81 that saw him tumble out of the European Open.

"I've just played too much golf," said Dyson. "And I want to be ready to have a real good go at the US PGA championship. I qualified for that by being in the top 100 in the world. After having my rest, I will be ready for that. It's going to be fantastic."