Wilson, 26, became just the third Australian to win the blue ribbon singles event behind Rob Parella in 1990 and Kelvin Kerkow in 2006 when he defeated Canadian star Ryan Bester 21-14 in a high-quality final at Broadbeach.

Wearing his favourite lucky undies, Wilson rallied from an early 7-2 deficit to bloow the pre-tournament favourite away in stunning fashion.

He celebrated victory by ripping his shirt off and running down the green in front of an adoring home crowd.

"It's great for bowls to have a local hero in a sport that's not so widely followed,'' Bendigo Bowls Division chairman Mike Greenweood said.

"It was marvellous to watch him in action. He's a true champion. It's another example of how Bendigo punches above its weight in national and international sport.

"Bendigo people should be very proud of the sporting achievements we produce here."

Wilson put his hand up for singles selection and he didn't let the Australian coaching staff down.

"It could have been Aron Sheriff easily, but I got the opportunity and took it with both hands and gave it a good strangle,'' Wilson said.

"I always said I would love to have a good crack at it one day."

Wilson started bowling at the age of 11 at North Bendigo Bowls Club with his three brothers Matt, Nathan and Cameron.

Aaron quickly developed into one of the state's best junior players and by the age of 16 he was skipper of Bendigo Bowls Club in division one pennant.

As a teenager, Aaron won the Cyril Michelsen Trust Fund award as part of the then Bendigo Sports Star of the Year awards.

Wilson moved on to play pennant bowls in Melbourne with several clubs and scored what was then the biggest win of his career in 2013 when he won the Australian Open singles crown in Melbourne.

That victory paved the way for national selection and in 2016 he won the pairs world championship with Brett Wilkie and was second in the fours.

Wilson is currently based at Cabramatta Bowls Club in Sydney.

“Kudos to him… he’s worked very hard to get this,’’ a proud brother Nathan Wilson said after Aaron’s victory.

“Bowls is his life and he’s put in a lot of effort to get to this stage.”

Aaron Wilson qualified for the final after disposing of England’s Robert Paxton in Friday’s semi-finals.

Paxton went on to win the bronze medal when he defeated Scotland’s Darren Burnett 21-14 in the third-place play-off.