(UTV|COLOMBO) – England’s Justin Rose has become world number one for the first time after finishing in second place at the BMW Championship in Philadelphia.
The 38-year-old climbs from fourth and replaces Dustin Johnson after losing a play-off to American Keegan Bradley.
Rose, reigning Olympic champion and 2013 US Open winner, could have sealed victory with a par putt at the last regulation hole but missed narrowly.
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