Jason Scrivener will forgo the defence of his New South Wales Open crown this week after playing his way into the second week of the European Tour finals series at the Turkish Airlines Open.
It will be a brief return to the top spot for Rose, however, as the closeness of the Official World Golf Ranking points system ensures Brooks Koepka will be No.1 again this time next week.
The odds of the two balls hitting are pretty slim, so to see this sight added an interesting twist to the dramatic charge that Schauffele was putting together.
It wasn’t pretty. Not compared to the show he staged on Thursday. But this ain’t ice-skating; no points for aesthetics in this game, especially on a Friday afternoon.
There are equations, calculations and a multitude of different scenarios but for the three Australians vying for the 2018 FedEx Cup title, a universal truth that remains: they must win the Tour Championship.