By Brian Davis European and US Tour pro

I've got a real buzz being back in Europe after my early season in America.

I do love it out there but I've missed the family, and seeing old friends and having some good banter on the range makes it feel like the first tournament of the year.

I can see a time in a few years when the Ryder Cup qualification system might have to be changed Details of BBC coverage

My initial goal was to win in America and secure my US Tour card for next year before coming back. Well, one out of two's not bad - I've got the card.

I'm pretty pleased with the achievement considering I travelled with a young family for almost three months and didn't know any of the courses.

But there are a few things I would have done differently in terms of the travel and tournament preparation.

I'm never completely happy with my game - once you get comfortable you're not going to improve. And I definitely need to putt better as well.

Now I'm looking to push on and get back in the top 50 of the world.

I want to win at least once before I go back to America after the Scandinavian Masters at the end of July.

I've got to play a minimum of 11 events over here - 15 in America - and I'm also aiming to qualify for the end-of-season Volvo Masters at Valderrama. There's big Ryder Cup points on offer there.

So it's a fun stretch and I'm really looking forward to it.

I've always liked this Forest of Arden course - you either love it or hate - but this year it's in great condition and I'll have family and friends watching so it should be a good week.

My record at Wentworth's not great so I'll be looking to change that and I am excited about being able to drive in from home in Camberley every day.

American advantage

That's one of the biggest bonuses of this leg of the Tour - nowhere is too far away.

Other big milestones coming up are US Open qualifying at Walton Heath and Open qualifying at Sunningdale, if I'm not already exempt.

A lot has been made recently of the number of Europeans basing themselves in the USA, at least in the early part of the season.

My view is that it is a world game now. It's not just Europe or America

My view is that it is a world game now. It's not just Europe or America.

Of course, everyone would like to see our Ryder Cup boys playing every week over here, but they've been doing this for a few years now, it's just that more is being made of it.

As long as guys are still coming back here, it's fine. They get more exposure in America and worldwide and when they come back here their presence can only enhance tournaments.

I can see a time in a few years when the Ryder Cup qualification system might have to be changed to come exclusively from the world rankings rather than five from the world list and five from the European Tour.

But the system worked out great last time - we hammered them!

Personally, I want to keep playing both. I think it's healthy, you don't get stale playing one type of course and it keeps you sharp.

One thing that is definitely healthy is winning and I've managed it twice so far - in Spain in 2000 and in Australia last year.

I just had a karma about me both weeks, even my friends said they could see it.

It's a really weird experience. You just know it's meant to be.

And it's an experience I reckon I can handle a few more times. Now where's that putter?