The 37-year-old golfer saw a decline in his game for four years until he ultimately lost his tour card in 2022 amid mental health struggles, and in 2023, he was diagnosed with chronic anxiety and burnout, but he returned to competition last year and, after recently making the cut in the Turkish Airlines Open, his first in the DP World Tour for three years, he went on to finish within the top 10 for the first time since 2018 and proved to himself why he was right not to quit entirely.

He told bunkered magazine: “It’s been a long old road but I never lost belief in myself.

“Yes, you have your days where me and my wife talk and you’re flat, you’re low, but I can honestly say there’s never been a day where we’ve talked about stopping. Never.”

Chris hopes the tournament was his first step towards regaining his tour card next year and he’s confident he can go on to more success on the green.

He said: “I just can’t do that [stop playing] because I feel like I’ve got more to achieve.

“It’s the reason I’m still going because, deep down, I believe I’ve still got the game to win tournaments.”