Unho Park (72) was the next best of the Aussies four shots further back, while Adam Groom (six over) and Darren Beck (eight over) were also well off the pace.
But it was Henson's day, the American holding off local hope Jay Bayron to win his first Asian Tour title.
Henson made a pivotal up-and-down for par on the last hole to close with one-over-par 73 to clinch his second international title in the space of two weeks at the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club.
South Africa's Jbe Kruger was third while India's Digvijay Singh was a stroke back in fourth as he secured his first top-five placing since 2003.
"I feel like I went 72 rounds with Manny Pacquiao this week and didn't get Knocked out. I played on a very difficult golf course and the weather was brutal. It was a hard win," Henson said.
"We were all struggling to make birdies and stay aggressive on the back nine. I made a couple of mistakes coming in but everything worked out for me on the last hole."
The home crowd did their best to get Bayron over the line but his title aspirations were dashed when he made two straight bogeys from the 14th hole.
"Honestly, I was playing for second after the 15th hole. I tried to keep the thought of winning out of my mind for the entire round," he said.
"Finishing second is a good result for me and I hope to build on this confidence."
Meanwhile, at the PGA Championship Nissin on the Japan Tour, local player Hiroo Kawai shot a final round 68 to claim victory by two strokes.
Starting the last round equal with Sang-Moon Bae, the 40-year-old went three under for the day to ensure he would loft the trophy.
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