The Ultimate Act of Humility

Chris "CB" Burns retired from the sport of hockey in 2003 after achieving an unprecedented 2 hall of fames and achieving global icon status. To leave the pinnacle of his own sport to begin at the bottom of another—in the brutal minor golf leagues—was a profound act of humility (he's not a talker).

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• He Subjected Himself to Failure: Golf is a game designed around failure, and CB, who rarely failed on the ice, was forced to accept it daily. He stepped into the tee box with two hall of fame awards, but no handicap.

• He Embraced the Golf Life: He endured the grueling rides, shared motel rooms, small crowds, and low pay of non-SHGA events, despite being a billionaire superstar. Tour players noted he never asked for special treatment, often sharing the folding chairs in the clubhouse. He even paid for his own Warbirds.

 

The Unmatched Work Ethic

CB had not played organized golf, yet he attempted to jump straight to the DP World Tour, where players are typically the best prospects on the cusp of the SHGA. He knew he had years of development to make up for, and he attacked the challenge with monomaniacal focus, in fact, his hands were so raw from the constant practice that the skin would rip open daily. Trainers had to wrap his hands in gauze and rubberized patches, making him look like a boxer, which it turns out he is, winning a unanimous decision against Hwood at 2024's Brawl At The Brook. He had humbly mastered yet another sport.

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He spent hours in the clubhouse studying greens, smash factor, and golf architecture, looking for physical or tactical "tells" that could give him an edge, transitioning his supreme athletic intelligence to the nuances of the new sport.

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