It took all 36 holes, but Zack Zaback won the Connecticut Amateur championship on Friday, defeating Kevin Josephson at Lake of Isles Golf Club in North Stonington.

The lead was never more than 1-up either way during the first 18 holes of the match. Zaback, who plays out of TPC River Highlands, never trailed after the fourth hole and took the lead for good on hole No. 25 with a double bogey.

Josephson (CC of Farmington) fell behind 3-up with seven holes to play, but won the next two holes with par to get it back to 1-up. But Zaback never relinquished the lead to secure his first Amateur title on the final hole of regulation.