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.
There was something exactly right about Tiger Woods finishing the tournament portion of the 2017-’18 PGA Tour season by winning the Tour Championship for his first win in more than five years.