This handout picture taken and released on March 2, 2025 by photosport.nz via New Zealand Open shows Australia's Ryan Peake reacting on the 18th hole during the final round of the New Zealand Open golf tournament at Millbrook Resort in Queenstown. (Photo by Steve McArthur / PHOTOSPORT.NZ VIA NEW ZEALAND OPEN / AFP)
(Reuters) - Ryan Peake, a former member of an outlawed motorcycle gang who served five years in jail for assault, hit a five-under-par 66 to win the 104th edition of the New Zealand Open by a shot in Queenstown on Sunday.
The burly Australian, who was released from prison in 2019, finished on 23-under 261 for the four rounds on the composite course at Millbrook Resort to claim his first title in his debut season on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
