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Swedish golfer Broberg edges Reed in dramatic BMW Masters finish

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Swedish golfer Kristoffer Broberg celebrates after winning the BMW Masters at the Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai, on November 15, 2015 (AFP Photo/Johannes Eisele)

Kristoffer Broberg sank a knee-knocking downhill 12-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole to win the BMW Masters and his first European Tour title in Shanghai Sunday.

The Swede carded a four-under final round of 68 to finish level on 17-under par 271 with American Patrick Reed who shot a 67, forcing the pair to go head-to-head back down the 18th at Lake Malaren.

Reed found the greenside bunker with his second to the long par four while Broberg carved a nine-iron perfectly to the right of the flag and saw it run down a slope to four paces from the hole.