BERTHOUD — Ross Steelman didn’t want to think about last year.

He was focused on the present during the final round of The Blue Championship at TPC Colorado in Berthoud.

And that process paid off as Steelman fired a 68 to win the Korn Ferry event, one year after squandering a three-shot lead on the final day. It was the first Korn Ferry Tour win of Steelman’s career.

“I’ve spent a lot of time after last year kind of thinking about and actively working on what I didn’t have last year,” Steelman, who finished the four days at 22 under par, said. “A big part of that has been the mental game for me. I’ve started working with Dr. Chad Doerr with the tour about two, three months ago now and that’s just made a huge difference for me.

“I wasn’t thinking about last year out there, I was just trying to think about the next shot in front of me just every time. Yeah, I’m really proud of how well I did that today.”

Steelman’s round didn’t start out easy. He made bogeys on the third and fourth holes to drop out of the lead. He rallied on the next two holes to get those shots back.

“Just last year after the two early bogeys I would have gotten frustrated, kind of lost track of what I was trying to do and then this year I just kept my head down and just kept pushing away at it, kept grinding at it, kept trying to hit good shots and that’s what I did,” he said.

The leaderboard was crowded throughout the final round, but Steelman stayed in the lead or close to it for the whole day. The 25-year-old was in this position at the UNC Health Championship in May, where he lost in a playoff.

“Yeah, at the end of the day I told myself that I stood in there with all the pressure that I had and I hit the shots,” Steelman said. “That’s what I’ve struggled with in the past is getting over the nerves and getting over the feelings of being uncomfortable and getting out of my own way.”

Tommy Morrison, who was the first-round leader, made the biggest push. Morrison is playing in just his third Korn Ferry event but has finished in the top 10 at every one.

He shot 67, and his birdies on holes 16 and 17 narrowed Steelman’s lead going into the final hole. Morrison had a birdie look on No. 18 to tie for the lead, but the putt just lipped out.

“It looked good. There was a lot of break on that putt, and it was pretty fast,” Morrison said. “Just one that you’re kind of hoping just finds that side door, and I couldn’t hit a much better putt.”

Even with Morrison’s push, Steelman stayed steady and made par on the 18th hole from a divot in the fairway.

“I just wanted to take in the moment, how beautiful the property is, how beautiful everything here is,” Steelman said about walking up the 18th fairway. “Really just enjoy the moment and just try to have fun because that’s what it is. Competing and nerves and being anxious and frustration, it all leads to, if you temper them the right way, it all leads to really fun moments like this.”

The course record of 63 was tied by two players on Sunday, including former CU Buffs star Justin Biwer. Christiaan Maas also shot 9 under par, with both players finishing in a tie for fifth.

Air Force graduate Kyle Westmoreland played in the final group with Steelman but shot a 75 to finish in a tie for 16th. Littleton’s Chris Korte ended up in a tie for 22nd, and Air Force’s Tom Whitney was 45th.