Wide-eyed Open debutant Ryan Peake has been given a special gift by his illustrious playing partner Phil Mickelson - but it was the big Aussie who ended up feeling like a deflated Father Christmas on the unforgiving Royal Portrush links.
The 31-year-old, whose remarkable redemption story from jailed biker gang member to golfing champion has been the talk of the Open this week, felt unashamedly wide-eyed and a mite nervous as he teed off with one of his heroes, six-time major champ Mickelson, on Thursday morning.
But he made sure he would get a special memento of his big day as he got the 55-year-old fellow 'Lefty' to sign a golf glove and give him his ball after a round when they enjoyed rather different fortunes.
