Simon Dyson misses Avantha Masters to prepare for Accenture Match Play Championships - Golf News
The English professional golfer, Simon Dyson, is getting ready for his first appearance in the United States, where he will participate in the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championships, with his position in the Official World Golf Rankings
having dipped by one spot.
Dyson kicked off his final round at the 2012 Dubai Desert Classic with an eight-under-par overall score and was listed at the shared 19th position on the leaderboard.
However, his two-over par 74 saw his position on the leaderboard slip, as he finished tied for the 33rd in the end.
As a result, his position in the OWGR also fell to 27th. Moreover, due to other players rising up in the rankings, he further tumbled down to the 28th.
Recently, he missed the European Tour’s Avantha Masters in an attempt to buy some time for the preparation of the Accenture Match Play Championships.
The event is scheduled to start from February 22, 2012, at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton course in Dove Mountain, Arizona.
He is going to start his first round against John Senden of Australia, who is considered one of the best match play golfers around the world.
Dyson said that his recent performances in the events he played were not good enough to boost his morale.
Therefore, he has taken a couple of weeks off, which will greatly help him to get back into his form.
When he was asked about his worsening rankings in the OWGR, he said that he was not much concerned about that, because he already had a position in the first edition of the WGC to be played in February.
Therefore, his main focus is to make a strong finish in the high profile event and his position will automatically get a boost in the rankings’ table.
The Accenture Match Play Championship is held every year in January or February with Accenture, the world’s largest consulting firm, as its title sponsor.
The event is played on a knockout basis and each player is paired against the other to play single matches.
The players need to win each and every match to move further in the $8.5 million purse tournament.
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