Rose keen to smell success

This could be the biggest weekend of Justin Rose’s career. And not just because he might end it as the European Tour’s youngest number one since Ronan Rafferty in 1989.

If Rose lifts the Volvo Masters at Valderrama – he resumes today four strokes clear of Padraig Harrington with 36 holes to go – the 27-year-old may also find himself leaping as high as sixth in the world.