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Former Australian member Bikie Gang, Ryan Peake, who spent time in assault prison, charged in view of a first golf course at New Zealand Open on Saturday.
Peake is alone in second place after three laps in the $ 1.12 million tournament during Millbrook Resort near Queenstown, after overcoming a disturbed accumulation.
The 31-year-old has received a delay in traveling to New Zealand because of his criminal record, coming only the destination of Southern Island Tuesday evening before a Thursday morning tee-off.
Cycles of 67, 64 and 64 raised Peake at 18 under four shots behind Guna Ko South Korean and a blow in front of a group of three.
The fourth round on Sunday will be the first time he has played in the last group of a professional tournament, another remarkable achievement for the Australian given the direction that his life took a decade ago.
Member of the Outlawed the Rebels motorcycle club at the time, Peake was found guilty of serious assault at 21 and sentenced to five years in prison.
He told journalists on Friday that golf has become a focal point in order to overthrow his fortune and leave a “young and stupid” lifestyle.
Peake thanked the immigration officials in Australia and New Zealand after finally obtaining a travel visa, which he will need for all offshore tournaments.
A recruit from the Australasian tour, it is ranked 21st in order of merit following a series of coherent results.
Questioned Saturday to think about his past, the strong and tattooed golfer said that the final round was at the center.
“I’m going to think about all this kind of things after the tournament, but in the meantime, I’m in the middle of the tournament in a last round,” said Peake.
“Go ahead tomorrow, stay with what I do. Do not try to hunt anyone and do just a good job of what I do and the by-product of this will be a victory if I do a good job.”
The New Zealand Open is co-sanctioned by the Asian tour.
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