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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Patrick Reed has his sights set high.

The winner of this year’s Masters wants more, and he wants it this week in the form of a Claret Jug to go alongside the green jacket he won in April.

“It would mean a lot to win another major,” Reed said in advance of the 147th British Open, which begins Thursday at Carnoustie. “I want to win them all. My goal is to have the career Grand Slam at some point in my life. There is nothing better than the Claret Jug, though. I would love to take it home. It means a lot to me. The history behind it and winning at a place that is so different from home would mean a lot. That would mean you have full control of your game. It basically means you can play on and win on anything.”

Reed not only won the Masters, but he finished second at last year’s PGA Championship and was fourth at last month’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock.

“It means I’m confident that, if I put myself in position, I have a chance to win,” he said. “The nerves were definitely more settled at the Masters because of what I did at the PGA. Once I was able to close out Sunday at Augusta, it felt like I had no pressure at the U.S. Open. I know I can do it, which eases the mind and lets me just play golf.”

Reed called the “best thing’’ about winning the Masters “is that I get to go back every year now. When I am 70 years old, I’ll be able to have my grandchildren caddie for me in the par-3 contest.”

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