JOHNSTOWN — Soon after he slipped into the green jacket symbolizing his status as the champion of the 59th Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions, someone asked Bobby Wyatt where this win ranked in his amateur career.

“Actually, I’ve never won in college,” said Wyatt, who is part of a powerhouse University of Alabama squad that captured the SEC title and was national runner-up this spring. “I’ve come close a lot of times in tournaments. This is my first amateur win, so definitely it ranks No. 1.”

That answer perhaps best epitomized Wyatt’s approach to the Amateur. The Mobile, Ala., golfer remained poised throughout four rounds.

He never seemed to get too high or too low.

Wyatt led or held a share of the lead after three of the four days of action on the par-70 Sunnehanna Country Club course.

On a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon, Wyatt shot a 2-under-par 68 to finish at 9-under 271, two strokes better than Mike Miller of Brewster, N.Y.

Wyatt, Miller and Sebastian Vazquez of Mexico City began the final round in a three-way tie for first place at 7-under.

“Bobby is more than an accomplished golfer so to lose to him is OK,” said an upbeat Miller, who recovered from a slow start Sunday to shoot even-par 70 and finish at 7-under 273. “Bobby played so steady. When he made a bogey, he made a birdie. He just didn’t make many mistakes.

“He’s a really solid player. I hadn’t played with him before but I had read a lot about him and heard about him. He lived up to the hype.”

Three players were tied for third at 6-under 274. Nicholas Reach of Moscow, Pa., shot 68 in the final two rounds to move up the leaderboard. Also tied for third were Vazquez and Justin Thomas, the University of Alabama standout from Goshen, Ky., who held at least a share of the lead in the first two rounds. Thomas was at even par in the final round, and Vazquez finished 1-over for the day.

“It was a great experience,” Vazquez said. “I hope I can come next year and win it.”

Jeffrey Kang, a USC golfer from Fullerton, Calif., had Sunday’s low round of 4-under 66 and moved into sixth place at 5-under 275. University of California’s Michael Kim of Del Mar, Calif., was seventh at 276 after shooting a 67 in the final round.

Sunnehanna Country Club champion Derek Hayes finished at 313 for the tournament, and Greater Johnstown champion Aaron Patalune was at 318 after closing with back-to-back rounds of 78.

Wyatt and Vazquez each made birdie on No. 1 to move to 8-under.

“I try to stay as level as I can out there,” Wyatt said. “Really, on this golf course with the pin positions the way they are, you’re going to make some bogeys. You can’t really avoid it. Fortunately I was able to bounce back and make some birdies to cancel those out.”

Wyatt had bogeys on the fourth and sixth holes to cool off. He reestablished his momentum with birdies on 9, 10 and 11. After a bogey on 12, Wyatt took control with a birdie on 15 that put him three strokes up with three holes to play.

“I knew after I made birdie there, it was mine to lose,” said Wyatt, whose approach shot hit the green and landed only a few inches from the hole, setting up the pivotal birdie. “It was in my control completely no matter what everyone else did. If I could par out or play steady golf on the way in I would win the tournament. That was a comforting feeling.”

Miller was 3-over on the front nine, but rebounded with birdies on 10, 11 and 18.

“I started off kind of shaky. I made a double (bogey on No. 4) and couldn’t get anything going,” Miller said. “I couldn’t make any putts on the front nine. I made a bogey on 8. I three-putted. My caddy, Austin (DeGrange of Westmont) on 10, looked at me and was like, ‘What are you doing? Come on let’s get it together.’ I birdied 10 and birdied 11. I managed to make a nice one (birdie) on 18 in front of everyone.

It was fun.”

Vazquez had only one bogey through three rounds. His level-headed approach and easy going demeanor made him a favorite among the small gallery following the leaders.

“The turning point was hole No. 10,” Vazquez said of the downhill par-3. “We hit it very close to the pin, the three of us, and they both made it and I missed it. Then the 11th hole, an easy par-5, they both made birdie and I made par. Then I made a bogey and they both made par. Those were my mistakes. But I played pretty good and I’m really happy with my results.”