Yarra Yarra Golf Club’s Harris produced a superb comeback, overturning a four-shot deficit with a 2-under 70 to finish at 6-under and secure a two-shot victory over Teresa Wang (76).

Based in New Zealand and playing out of the Pakuranga Golf Club, Katano caught fire at the perfect time, carding a brilliant 6-under 66 to reach 8-under, finishing two clear of Ryan Xie (71).

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A drama-filled final round unfolded in cold, wet and windy conditions, where resilience proved decisive as the winners etched their names alongside major champions Adam Scott, Jason Day, Cameron Smith, Minjee Lee and Grace Kim.

New Zealander Teresa Wang led the opening three rounds and appeared on track for the girls’ title, taking a four-shot lead into the final round over Harris and Amy Tang.

Her advantage was trimmed to three after a 1-over front nine, while Harris turned in even par, Tang falling out of contention with a 4-over front nine on her way to a 78.

Wang and Harris traded pars on the 10th and 11th holes before the tournament turned on the par-4 12th, where a costly triple-bogey from Wang brought the scores level at 4-under.

Harris remained composed and seized the outright lead with a birdie on the 14th, before adding another on the 16th to extend her advantage to two shots.

Both players parred the final two holes, sealing a long-awaited victory for the 17-year-old in her final year of eligibility.

“I can’t put it into words how happy I am,” Harris said.

“It’s always one you dream of winning… especially to get it in my last year, I’m really happy.”

The win marks Harris’s third consecutive title, following victories at the Rene Erichsen Salver and Keperra Bowl, and caps a standout start to 2026 that also included her first professional win at the Women’s NSW Open Regional Qualifier.

She credited her recent victories to her growing confidence, having also rallied from five shots back to win the Rene Erichsen Salver.

“I enjoy the chase, so I had a lot of confidence in myself going in,” she said.

“Last year I struggled a lot with my confidence and golf is just mental a lot of it. So having that confidence there, I think that’s what’s helped me hit a lot of good scores.”

Seeing her name alongside idols such as Minjee Lee and Grace Kim adds further motivation.

“It makes me really happy because seeing that they’ve been in the position where I am now and seeing where they’ve gotten to, it makes you want to get to where they are,” she said.

Feiyu Xing shared third with Amy Tang at 2-over, while Constance Wang, Jordyn Deen and Olive Spitty finished two shots further back in a tie for fifth.

In the boys’ event, Katano also stormed home from four shots back, starting the day tied sixth at 2-under before producing his best round of the tournament.

Xie, who began the final day one shot off the lead, surged early with three straight birdies to reach 8-under and take control.

The New Zealander posted a 3-under 33 front nine to lead by three, but momentum shifted on the back nine as he opened with two bogeys.

Katano was quick to capitalise, joining the lead with back-to-back birdies on 12 and 13 before taking the outright lead with a third straight on the 14th.

A closing birdie on 18 set the clubhouse target at 8-under, which proved enough as Xie finished two shots short.

“I was just focusing so much, on each shot, each hole,” Katano said.

“I can’t believe it. I played so well today and I’m really happy to win.”

Defending champion Cooper Moore produced a strong title defence, finishing tied for third at 4-under alongside Joey Eason, with Johnson a shot back in fifth and Archie Thompson and Blake Cranston sharing sixth at 2-under.

Attention now turns to next week’s Australian Junior Interstate Teams Matches at Moonah Links on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, featuring teams from across Australia and New Zealand.