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Bogeys on No. 14 and No. 16 were sandwiched around a birdie on No. 15 and Gligic could not pull away as he finished tied for second with American Joseph Harrison at 22-under par 262.

“Just a lot of birdies out there,” Gligic said of the field.

Meanwhile, a birdie on No. 13 put Pendrith to 22-under par, but disaster came on the 14th hole when he put his tee shot into the water and he wound up with a double-bogey on the par-three hole.

“Basically, one bad swing all week and made double,” the 27-year-old Pendrith said. “That kind of blew it. I birdied the next hole and had some chances going in, but nothing was going in.”

He would get a birdie back on No. 15, but got not closer to finish tied for fourth with American George Cunningham at 21-under par 263.

After seeing Pendrith hit the water, Anguiano saw his opening and got back in control. He birdied No. 15 and No. 17 to get back into the lead.

“It was tough out there all day,” Anguiano said. “All the guys in front of (me) put a lot of pressure on me.”

But Anguiano was a model of consistency all week. He opened with an eight-under par 63, had back-to-back rounds of 66 and closed Sunday with a six-under par 65 to finish at 24-under par 260.

“It was a wild ride,” said Pendrith, who finished tied for fourth at 21-under par 263. “I shot 21-under, so I’m pretty pleased with that, but Mark was great all week.”

Even with a two-shot leading heading to the tee at No. 18, Anguiano was taking nothing for granted.

“When I hit on the green on 18, I had a good feeling I was going to pull it off,” Anguiano said. “I wasn’t sure until I got up to the green. My caddy knew, which was good, but I didn’t want to know.