Wetterich gave himself some breathing room with a birdie at No. 12 and another birdie at 14 when he hit to within 4 feet, to go to 17-under.

At the par-4 No. 16, Wetterich hit another of his monstrous drives, just 25 yards short of the green. He said that was the first time he took a peek at the scoreboard and discovered he was two ahead of Langham, who was just finishing with his 66 that put him at 15-under. A few minutes later, Imada joined him at 273 with a 67 on the day.

Then Wetterich hit one of his poorer shots of the day, hitting a low chip that bounded across the green into the rough. From there he could only get within 12 feet and made bogey.

With the 17th coming up, he would surely birdie and extend his lead back to two. After all, he had already eagled the hole twice in the tournament.

However, he could only manage par when he left a 10-foot birdie try in the jaws, 2 inches short.

That meant Wetterich had to make par on No. 18, which he did after rolling the big-breaker from off the green to within gimme length.

"Winning this week really means a lot to me," said Wetterich, who won a Nationwide event in Louisiana last year. "I think this is bigger. I didn't know what to expect on the first one."

Sandy's Steve Schneiter, who shared the first-round lead, rebounded from his 74 on Saturday that dropped him from contention, with a 3-under par 69 Sunday. That left him at 10-under 278 and in a tie for 18th place, earning him a spot in next week's Nationwide event in Virginia.

"I played fine; the putts just didn't fall," he said. "I had plenty of chances. This was one of those opportunities that got away."

Schneiter said he will play in as many Nationwide events as he can the rest of the year and then try for the PGA Tour qualifying tournament, for which he already has an exemption to the second stage.

The other Utahn still playing Sunday didn't fare so well.

After playing solidly for three days, Bountiful's Garrett Clegg struggled with the second-worst score of the day, a 9-over par 81 that left him at 288. He still picked up a check of $1,417.

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