Background
Owen was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Owen was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
He turned professional in 1992 and gained his European Tour card at the 1997 qualifying school. At the 2001 Open Championship, Owen notably became only the sixth golfer in the history of the competition to score a rare albatross (double eagle), on the par-5 11th hole at Royal Lytham. His best finish in the United States was second at the 2006 Bay Hill Invitational, where he finished one shot behind Rod Pampling after playing the last two holes in three over par.
Having lost his Professional Golf Association Tour card at the end of 2007, he bounced back the following season, to graduate directly from the second tier Nationwide Tour by finishing in 10th place on the money list.
In 2010 he finished 183rd on the Professional Golf Association Tour money list and lost his card for the second time. In 2011 he played again on the Nationwide Tour, finishing 52nd on the money list.
However he finished tied for 18th in the 2011 Professional Golf Association Q School to regain his full Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2012. He finished 85th in earnings in 2012, but was less successful in 2013, finishing 134th in the Federal Express Cup.
In 2014 he split time between the Professional Golf Association Tour and Web.com Tour.
After winning the United Leasing Championship he finished 27th on the regular-season Web.com money list, missing out on a Professional Golf Association Tour card by only $3,205. He went on to earn his card by finishing 10th on the Web.com Tour Finals money list. Owen has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
European Tour wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (1) 1996 Gosen Challenge Web.com Tour wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Yellow background for top-10.
Since 2005, Owen has played mainly in the United States being a full member of the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2005-2007, 2009-2010 and 2012.