#27: Chris Crabtree - Identity, sacrifice & redefining success

This week I sit down with Chris Crabtree, who went from a 26 handicap to scratch in 14 months and spent over a decade chasing a life inside elite amateur golf. Chris talks openly about what that pursuit actually cost him - a "quintessential childhood," years of identity built entirely around one goal, and the gut-punch of watching momentum stall when COVID hit right as he was planning to turn pro. He gave it one last shot in 2023, made it through Q-School, and then in 2025 walked away from the thing that had defined him for most of his life. We get into what it's like to sit in uncertainty without a neat next step, the difference between being burnt out and just needing a break, and who you are when the pursuit that shaped you is gone. It's a raw, honest conversation about sacrifice, identity, and what a good life looks like once you stop needing it to look a certain way. Enjoy!