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What they said: Erik Compton [PGA TOUR player - heart transplant recipient]

By gmatsuki on | From donatelife-organdonation.blogspot.com

PGA Tour | Chris Reimer CHRIS REIMER : We welcome Erik Compton to the interview room here at the Sony Open in Hawai'i. Your thoughts on being here and playing this year? ERIK COMPTON : It's competition. I always strive for the competition. I think, you know, a new year, I'm just excited, for one, to be healthy. I think it's exciting because it magnifies so much more, there's so many more people that are around the PGA TOUR. Obviously you get to play against the best players in the world, and...Read Full Story

Erik Compton begins 2012 as unlikely rookie

By gmatsuki on | From donatelife-organdonation.blogspot.com

ESPN Golfers deal with their share of nagging injuries, some more serious, some keeping them from playing, practicing or competing for weeks and months at a time. Erik Compton has an amazing perspective when it comes to stuff like that. Late last year he had a nagging foot problem -- which was no big deal when you consider that he had a heart scare last summer related to his second transplant. If you don't know the story, that might seem a bit jarring. Compton, 32, is on his third heart as he...Read Full Story

Compton qualifies for PGA Tour

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Updated: October 30, 2011, 17:50 Share on Facebook Tweet This Digg This Share on Reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Imagine Sports Email to a Friend Cancel Send to a friend CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton earned a PGA Tour card when he finished in the top 25 on the Nationwide Tour money list, while Ken Duke won the season-ended Nationwide Tour...Read Full Story

Compton tales always involve his hearts

By progolfer on | From imaginegolfclub.com

Updated: January 15, 2012, 15:40 Share on Facebook Tweet This Digg This Share on Reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Imagine Sports Email to a Friend Cancel Send to a friend HONOLULU (AP) Justin Leonard finished hitting wedges on the range Sunday morning and had moved on to irons as he worked his way through the bag before the final round of the Sony Open. Erik Compton arrived and took the spot...Read Full Story

2-time heart transplant recipient Compton wins

By progolfer on | From imaginegolfclub.com

Updated: June 26, 2011, 23:46 Share on Facebook Tweet This Digg This Share on Reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Imagine Sports Email to a Friend Cancel Send to a friend LEON, Mexico (AP) Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton won the Mexico Open for his first Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Richard H. Lee. The 31-year-old...Read Full Story

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Erik Compton begins 2012 as unlikely rookie

Golfers deal with their share of nagging injuries, some more serious, some keeping them from playing, practicing or competing for weeks and months at a time. Hunter Martin/Getty ImagesErik Compton, who as a two-time heart transplant recipient ...

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Golfer Erik Compton’s transplanted heart in right place

HONOLULU, HAWAII—Justin Leonard finished hitting wedges on the range Sunday morning and had moved on to irons as he worked his way through the bag before the final round of the Sony Open. Erik Compton arrived and took the spot next to him. About 10 ...

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Erik Compton displays heart to live out dream

Erik Compton can't shake this nagging foot problem. A plantar wart took hold toward the end of last year, growing to the point where he couldn't ignore it anymore. With the new PGA Tour season approaching, Compton finally saw a doctor last month ...

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Even as PGA Tour member, Erik Compton strikes balance between golf and heart...

HONOLULU — Justin Leonard finished hitting wedges on the range Sunday morning and had moved on to irons as he worked his way through the bag before the final round of the Sony Open. Erik Compton arrived and took the spot next to him. About 10 minutes ...

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