Just when it appeared that Justin Rose would capture the E Tour’s season-ending DP World Tour Championship by carding an epic final round 62 in Dubai, along came World Number One Rory McIlroy to birdie the final five holes, and in the process seal his fifth 2012 victory worldwide.  The win padded McIlroy’s lead in the OWR significantly (his adjusted points average is now almost four and a half more than #2 Luke Donald) and lest anyone doubt the validity of the ranking, here is his ledger of worldwide results since August’s WGC Bridgestone Invitational:

T5       WGC-Bridgestone Invitational  (PGA Tour)    
Won    PGA Championship  (PGA Tour)       
T24     The Barclays  (PGA Tour)           
Won    Deutsche Bank Championship  (PGA Tour)       
Won    BMW Championship  (PGA Tour)    
T10     Tour Championship by Coca-Cola  (PGA Tour)       
2         BMW Masters  (E Tour)           
3         Barclays Singapore Open  (E Tour/Asia)           
MC      UBS Hong Kong Open  (E Tour/Asia)       
Won    DP World Tour Championship  (E Tour)       

That’s a cool four wins and eight top-10 finishes in 10 starts, nearly all against very strong international fields .  For the record, McIlroy ascended to the World Number One spot (for the third time) following his runaway victory at the PGA Championship, and has only extended his lead since.  So as we close 2012, Rory McIlroy is clearly the best golfer in the world.  And it’s not even close.