The discovery of bent irons may help to explain why Ryan Peake has missed three consecutive cuts on the DP World Tour, with the West Australian arriving at this week’s Soudal Open at Rinkven International Golf Club armed with a new set.
After recording his best finish since joining the DP World Tour with a tie for 24th at the Hero Indian Open in late March, Peake has since missed three consecutive cuts at the Volvo China Open, Turkish Airlines Open and Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.
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Searching for answers, the 2025 New Zealand Open champion took his clubs to sponsor Titleist, where staff discovered he had been playing with bent irons.
“I have been struggling with a left and right miss the past three weeks with my irons and couldn’t work out why,” Peake said on Instagram.
“The boys deep-dived into it and noticed that my hosels and shaft tips were all bent.”
The discovery has offered some clarity for Peake, who earned his DP World Tour card through the 2024/25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit and is navigating his rookie season in Europe.
Peake is part of an eight-strong Australasian contingent in the field at Rinkven International Golf Club for the Soudal Open. Fellow Australians Anthony Quayle, Connor McKinney, David Micheluzzi, Jason Scrivener and Jack Buchanan are joined by New Zealanders Daniel Hillier and Kazuma Kobori.
Elsewhere, Australasian golfers are spread across tours around the world this week, with 10 players contesting the Kolon Korea Open where the winner earns a place in the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Cameron John arrives in South Korea already assured of his major championship debut after finishing runner-up at last month’s Singapore Open, while nine others will chase the final Open spot on offer.
In Morocco, the Ladies European Tour’s Lalla Meryem Cup features six Australasian players, including Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, who arrives in form after a tie for seventh at the Amundi German Masters.
The neighbouring Red Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam hosts the PGA TOUR Champions Trophy Hassan II, with nine Australasian players including Australians Scott Hend, Stuart Appleby and Greg Chalmers, plus New Zealand’s Steven Alker.
On the PGA TOUR, Cam Davis and Karl Vilips are in action at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson in Texas, while Rhein Gibson tees it up on the Korn Ferry Tour at the Visit Knoxville Open.
Australasian representation also extends to Denmark on the HotelPlanner Tour, Japan on the Japan Golf Tour and Ecuador on PGA TOUR Americas, rounding out another busy week across global tours.
