Unseeded Mervyn King overcame 14th seed Greg Harlow 12-8 13-9 to win the World Indoor Singles Championship at the Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk.
King dominated the early action to take the first set and then raced to an 11-1 lead in the second before his fellow East Anglian staged a brave fightback.
But Harlow, needing a four in the 11th and final end, fired down a weighted last bowl and gave a shot to King.
"I don't think I could have played much better," said the 40-year-old King.
King, who finished runner-up in 1998l, moves up from 22nd to 14th in the provisional world rankings.
Harlow, a close friend of King's and godfather to his son Sam, said his opponent had played well throughout the match.
"That was the story of the game but I've no complaints - he was by far the better player on the day," he said.
"He was playing like a machine. I think it's the best I've seen him play.
"I just didn't get the pitch of the game - but sometimes you can only play as well as you're allowed to play."
Harlow's achievement in reaching the final takes him to a career-high number one in the World Bowls Tour's provisional world rankings.
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