NORTH Yorkshire king of swing Simon Dyson faces a severe test of his mettle in today’s second round of the Andalucian Open in Sevilla.

Dyson, making his return to the European Tour Race to Dubai after a three-week absence, opened with a birdie on the first hole but that was a rare success.

He dropped a shot on the next hole and, after a run of pars, found a birdie on the 12th flanked by bogey shots on 11 and 13 to leave him with a one-over 73, six adrift of three leaders including Colin Montgomerie.