“I felt like I did a couple things all right and kind of didn’t get rewarded for them. But I was like Father Christmas out there; I was just handing out presents to the golf course. I just kept throwing them away, and it was just very frustrating.

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But I’m sure I’ll … obviously I’ve still got tomorrow and try and do something to make this cut. But the whole experience sort of thing, that’s something that I’ll look on further down the track. I’m not trying to … I’m here to compete. I’m in a competitive mode. So yeah, I was pretty flat.”

Peake, who teed off in the morning, said he was frustrated he wasn’t able to take advantage of the better conditions, compared to the chaotic wind and rain that hit the course in the afternoon.

He laughed when recalling that Mickelson actually introduced himself when they met and shook hands on the first tee box.

“I didn’t think he needed to introduce himself; I was well aware of who he was.

“But obviously, I was nervous. I wouldn’t say nervous because I was playing next to Phil. It’s just, I guess, your first major and things like that. But I’ve just got to get better at that, and I’ve got to be better at that.”

“But no, we chatted. He’s very friendly. We just had a lot of normal chitchat, talked about family. We talked about different things. Nothing in particular.

“I grabbed his putter off him a few times and had a little feel of it. That’s the OG; that’s the one from the Masters. There was a couple cool things.”

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