Ryan Peake, after spending five years in prison, has qualified for the Open Championship after taking home the New Zealand Open on Sunday.
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AustraliangolferRyanPeakehasofficiallyturnedhislifearound.
The31-year-oldqualifiedfortheOpenChampionshiponSundaywithawinintheNewZealandOpen,fiveyearsafterhespenthalfadecadeinprison.
PeakewasamemberoftheRebelsmotorcyclegangandwasconvictedofassaultattheageof21.Hehadbeenateammateof2022ChampionGolferoftheYearCameronSmithatthetimehewasconvicted.
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Afterleavingjail,hereturnedtogolfandbegantorebuildhiscareerwiththehelpofleadingcoachRichieSmithandwiththesupportofhisfamily.
HereceivedhisAustralasiantourcardthisseason,andthiswashisfirstprofessionalwin.
“IalwaysknewIcoulddoitbutitwasjustamatterofwhenIwasgoingtodoit,”Peakesaid.“AlongwithmyfamilyandmyteameveryonebelievedandmostofallIbelievedaswell.”
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PeaketrailedovernightleaderGuntaekKohofSouthKore
