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Justin Rose did not win the 2018 BMW Championship – in fact, he lost so sadly in a series of sudden deaths – but he managed something bigger on Monday at Aronimink. Rose has risen to the top of the world's official golf ranking and has become the 22nd golfer in history to do so. Rose took first place ahead of Dustin Johnson.
"It's an incredible achievement, something I'm extremely proud of," said Rose to Rogar Maltbie of Golf Channel. "… I'm delighted to be the world's number 1. It's a childhood dream."
On a course where he has already won the AT & T National Championship, Rose had a 3-under 67 record on Monday to play in the playoffs with Keegan Bradley. Unfortunately, he bogged down in the 18th hole of regulation to end up in the playoffs, then again in the first hole in the playoffs. He said it was not like that he wanted to get to number 1, but he was delighted no matter what. Rose was so close to getting there with a win.
The top 10 was Rose's 20th world since the start of the FedEx playoffs (so the last 13 months), and he also won four victories. You can almost always argue between three or four guys, but Rose certainly has a strong argument as the best golfer on the planet right now. The race at the top is incredibly tight and could certainly be affected by what happens at the Tour Championship in two weeks.
Top 10 world today
- Justin Rose: 10.14 points
- Dustin Johnson: 10.09
- Brooks Koepka: 10:09
- Justin Thomas: 9.53
- Francesco Molinari: 7.33
- Rory McIlroy: 7.22
- Jon Rahm: 7.17
- Bryson DeChambeau: 6.98
- Rickie Fowler: 6.77
- Jordan Spieth: 6.49
Rose joins Nick Faldo, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald from England to take first place. Johnson, who has held the position for a total of 77 weeks, is fifth all-time in this statistic. Only Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Faldo have retained the lead for longer.
English at No. 1 of the OWGR
|
Justin Rose |
2018 |
1 |
|
Luke Donald |
2011 |
56 |
|
Lee Westwood |
2010 |
22 |
|
Nick Faldo |
1990 |
97 |
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