Golfer On His Third Heart Playing PGA Tour Event
There aren’t many occasions where you’d have the inclination to utter the phrase “wow, that is one tough golfer,” but Erik Compton is giving us a few reasons to do just that. Compton looks like a pretty average guy, but the fact that he’s playing in the PGA’s Honda Classic this week is downright miraculous.
You see, the 29-year-old Compton is on his third heart. Yeah, third. He had his first heart transplant when he was 12. He then had a major heart attack in 2007, but was able to drive himself to the hospital. That’s right, he drove himself to the hospital after experiencing a major heart attack. After another transplant last May he’s back in the game. And while he’ll never be able to hit the ball like he used to, he wants to show the world that transplant recipients can still do the things the rest of us can.
