Justin Rose has touched down in Turkey for this week’s Turkish Airlines Open enjoying his highest World Ranking in almost two years.

The Englishman climbed seven places to the new World No. 6 on the back on his remarkable two-shot success in Sunday’s concluding WGC – HSBC Champions event in Shanghai.

Rose was among just seven players in the remaining 77-player Chinese field who managed to break 70 on the final day.

Rose’s new ranking is his highest since he was ranked 5^th in the world in finishing among the leading 25 at the 2015 European Tour season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Justin Rose moves to World No. 6 on the back on his remarkab le WGC – HSBC Champions success. (Photo – European Tourr/Getty)

It will also see Rose as the highest ranked teeing up in Thursday’s start to the $US 7m event on the Regnum Carya resort course.

Dustin Johnson remains a clear World No. 1 despite his shock collapse in the China financial capital forfeiting a six-shot third round lead and eventually share second place.

Fellow American Brooks Koepka moved to a career high of 7^th after sharing second with Johnson and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson.

Koepka had been previously ranked a high of 10^th in the capturing June’s U.S. Open.

Four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy has been bumped back to ninth and his poorest ranking since being ranked 10^th in May 2014.