Quiros cut up over Ryder Cup

Spaniard would not accept offer to attend event at Celtic Manor

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Quiros cut up over Ryder Cup

Quiros: Could only manage a round of 73 on Saturday

I'm not even sure if I will watch the match. My girlfriend is on holiday, so we may go somewhere

Alvaro Quiros on the Ryder Cup
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Alvaro Quiros admits he may not even watch the Ryder Cup after seeing his bid to qualify for the European team come to a tame end.

The Spaniard arrived at this week's Johnnie Walker Championship knowing only a win would keep alive his hopes of clinching an automatic spot.

However a score of 73 in the third round at Gleneagles has left him well adrift, meaning Simon Dyson is the only player who can now still force his way in.

Although Quiros is unlikely to be named as one of captain Colin Montgomerie's three wildcard picks, he could still attend the event at Celtic Manor in October.

Previous European captain Nick Faldo offered invitations to Martin Kaymer, Nick Dougherty and Ross Fisher to attend the last Ryder Cup in Louisville after they just missed out.

Montgomerie looks set to do the same, though Quiros insists it would hurt too much to be there as no more than a spectator.

When asked about the possibility of an invite, he responded: "I would refuse.

Frustrated

"I'm pretty sure that I would not be smart enough to see the invitation as a learning experience.

"It would be more hurting myself that I should be there playing.

"I would be very happy to be there with Martin and the other guys, but I would prefer to keep myself practising and focused on the future.

"I'm not even sure if I will watch the match. My girlfriend is on holiday, so we may go somewhere.

"Although I was down straight after I played yesterday I went to bed thinking if I played really well I might still have a chance. But not now.

"My only mistake the last few months was to think too much about the Ryder Cup. I got tired and, more than that, I got frustrated.

"I should have been worried more about just playing well, not how it affected my position. Now I have play well the rest of the season to keep myself in the world top 50."

Big-hitting Quiros was as high as 24th in the world in June last year but has since slipped back to 47th, with 16 fellow Europeans ahead of him.