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American Reed shrugs off China near-miss to sizzle in Dubai

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Patrick Reed of the U.S. tees off on the seventh hole during the final round of the BMW Masters 2015 …

DUBAI (Reuters) - American Patrick Reed shrugged aside his playoff heartbreak in China last week to move within three shots of the lead after a seven-under 65 on Friday in the second round of the DP World Tour Championship.

The portly Reed had to settle for second place at Shanghai’s BMW Masters on Sunday after losing a playoff to Swede Kristoffer Broberg - his playing partner in Dubai where the American was again in contention at the European circuit finale.