«Breaking News» Justin Rose aims for world No 1 spot as he goes low at BMW Championship

Justin Rose will have a golden opportunity to become world No 1 for the first time on Sunday — and give Europe the perfect boost with the Ryder Cup now just over a fortnight away.

The 38-year-old Englishman will go into the final round of the BMW Championship in Pennsylvania with a one-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy and American Xander Schauffele, knowing that if he hangs on to win he will displace Dustin Johnson at the summit and achieve one of his life’s ambitions.

Rose has flirted with the top spot since May, but it has never been closer than this. If he manages it, he will become just the fourth Englishman to achieve the top spot — the others were Sir Nick Faldo, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood —since the world rankings began in 1986. 

Justin Rose has a golden opportunity to become the world's best player on Sunday afternoon

Rose is performing exceptionally at the BMW Championship at Aronimink Golf Club

Increasing the satisfaction if he does complete the feat would be the fact it came against a stellar leaderboard featuring the likes of McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, who became just the fourth golfer in the last 30 years on the PGA Tour to follow one round of 62 or lower with another.

What a comeback this has been from the 27-year-old from Southport, who was a lowly tied 57th in a 70-man field after a first round 71. But, while one eight under par round got him back into the tournament, matching it on Saturday on this par-70 course has left him just two behind and in with a real chance of achieving his first win in America.

McIlroy, mind, is right there too after holing a mammoth 40ft birdie putt on the 18th to complete a fine 63. No one loves target golf more than McIlroy, and it was no surprise to see him prosper following a near four-hour delay for heavy rain.

Rose knows that his form could help Team Europe when the Ryder Cup starts later this month

The 38-year-old is in the zone and is even more dangerous on the golf course than usual

‘I thought I did really well after a double bogey at the 8th,’ he said. ‘The back nine was really good, and it has left me in a great position.’ Rose, who won over this Aronimink course in 2010, was playing with half-way leader Schauffele but quickly made his experience count.

The course might have been fairly defenceless following the monsoon but it was still some effort to reach the turn in just 29 blows to turn a two-stroke deficit into a one shot lead. He finished with a 64.

Schauffele, 24, is hoping that a win would impress US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk sufficiently to claim the last Ryder Cup wild card that is due to be announced on Monday morning.

Tiger Woods is also performing well and he will be on the USA's team at Le Golf National

However, with more rain forecast on Sunday, the tournament might be heading for a Monday finish, which in turn could well delay the timing of the wild card pick.

Woods began with two straight birdies to electrify another enormous gallery but he didn’t capitalise on the perfect start, making just two more birdies thereafter to ‘only’ shoot a 66 to be five back.

‘I couldn’t get anything going on the greens, and now I’m going to need a 61 or 62 in the final round to have any chance,’ he said.

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