GREG OWEN: I understand how they work. We had a meeting with Keith Waters last year to see how they work and we understand how they work. But you just need there's just not enough points for us to get up there unless you are getting a couple invites into America and playing well over there, getting into the world events. If you play week in, week out on the European Tour, you have to do well in the big events to even get up there.
I think if you look at the 21st on the Order of Merit on the Americans, I don't know who he was last year, he's got to be in the Top 60 in the world. That's just a hard thing that we have to accept and try to keep playing and do well in these events in the PGA and British Open and get into those top 60. There is a chance to do it, but there's a lot less Europeans in the Top 100 than the Americans for the Ryder Cup.
I do think the world events should count towards Ryder Cup points then. The level is going to increase, the difference is going to increase. You have the Top 60 playing in the world the guys that got beat in the first round, got the same World Ranking points I got for finishing seventh in the Heineken and they are pulling away again. I don't know, if you can get in there, it's tough to get out of if but getting in there is the thing, you need a couple of good weeks in the right events, timing I suppose.
Q. With a young family are you reluctant to make the big decision to go over there more?
GREG OWEN: This year I had the chance to go to Tour School last year because of my exemption this year and things have worked out great. I said that's my goal, I suppose if I want to be world's No. 1, that's an option. But being No. 1, don't know if I would like having bodyguards around me if I get in, that's great but if I'm playing well I feel like I've been playing pretty steady on the European Tour, and that's good enough now. I'm making a good living.
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