New Zealand golfer Michael Hendry survived a late quadruple bogey to win the New Zealand PGA pro-am championship on Sunday in Queenstown.

Hendry fired a final round four-under-par 68 to finish two shots clear of the field.

The 32-year-old had looked on course for a comfortable victory through 15 holes, when he led by three shots.

However, a quadruple bogey at the tricky 16th hole handed the lead back to third-round leader Andrew Martin and set up a grandstand finish.

Hendry drew level again with a birdie at 17 and saved par at the last before having to wait for Martin to finish his round.

The 27-year-old Australian then struck trouble on 17 and posted bogey, leaving him with the tough task of needing to birdie the last to force a play-off.

It wasn’t to be, with Martin struggling to another bogey to drop back to a share of second place with New Zealand’s Mark Brown at 14 under par.

It’s the second biggest win of Hendry’s career, following his victory in the 2010 Indonesia Open on the OneAsia tour.

However, he says the victory at The Hills is the sweeter of the two.

“Winning in Indonesia was satisfying because it was my first win, but being able to win at home in front of friends and family and putting my name on that cup which has been one of my goals ever since I turned professional is just awesome,” he said.

Hendry now has a two-week break before heading to China for the European Tour and One Asia co-sanctioned China Open.