Ryan Peake, a former Australian motorcycle gang member-turned-good with the help of golf, has added another positive chapter to his remarkable comeback story after earning a spot at The Open Championship on Sunday.

Ryan Peake served five years in prison for assault but the former bike gang member has turned his life around; the 31-year-old earned a place at this years Open Championship after winning the New Zealand Open;

Ryan Peake won the 104th New Zealand Open by a stroke, finishing at 23-under par after a thriller down the stretch. In one of the tournament’s most captivating denouements, the Australian sank a three-metre putt under the lens of a buzzing amphitheatre as rain fell for the first time across the four days on the last hole.