Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. "If I withdrew every time I didn't feel well, I might not make it a full season," he said. As for his hopes of having a healthy season? He's never been able to count on that. Erik Compton hits his drive on the third hole during the second round of the Bay Hill Invitational golf tournament, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. I should have just stayed home, but I tried to wing it."Ĭompton said he plans to play in the season-opening Open in California in October and hopes to get off to a good start to allow himself a few more breaks. And on top of that, I got an upper respiratory infection. "I've been in bed throughout the weekend. "You're fine one night and you wake up and feel like your foot is broken," he said. That's what stopped him in North Carolina last week. This is the third straight year he has finished in the top 125 to keep his tour card.īut he has to take a concoction of medication, and one of them can lead to gout. He received another heart transplant and eventually made it to the PGA Tour. He had his first heart transplant when he was 12 and then suffered a heart attack and drove himself to the hospital in 2008. But I need to get healthy and be ready to play in the fall."Ĭompton rarely has it easy. Luckily, I wasn't in a situation where I had to go back and get my card. He was 6 over through eight holes when he got in a cart and left the course. "I felt like I walked out of the emergency room and teed it up," he said. Erik Compton wanted to prove he was 'not just a guy with two heart transplants.' After finishing in a tie for second place with Rickie Fowler at the 2014 US Open, Compton has. He spent last week at home in Miami and developed a respiratory infection and didn't decide to show up in New Jersey until Wednesday night to give it a shot. Last week at the Wyndham Championship, the 35-year-old Compton opened with a career-low 62 but had to withdraw before the third round because of gout. 122 in the FedEx Cup and would have needed a strong week to move into the top 100 and advance to the next playoff event at the TPC Boston. Erik Compton ended his season Thursday when he withdrew from The Barclays after eight holes with a respiratory infection.Ĭompton, who already has gone through two heart transplants, was No. A broad group of outside stakeholders and issue experts have voiced support for measures to reform and modernize America’s broken permitting process. Golf's been very therapeutic for me over the years.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĮrik Compton withdraws from Barclays with respiratory infectionĮDISON, N.J. I look at myself as a golfer who has used golf as a means to maybe put some of the tough stuff that's happened to me in the past. "But I don't look at myself as somebody who is a role model. "I'm here in the press room at the Masters, and that's a great thing," he said. He then wrestled with his driver and missed the cut in his next five tournaments.Īt the moment, most of his energy and focus are devoted to keeping the ball in play. But Compton struggled this year, opening the 2015 season with a tie for 10th. After a promising 2014 campaign on the big tour, his breakthrough performance at Pinehurst - only the second major he qualified to play. So I think that's what we're most proud of - he refused to give up."Ĭompton tries to strike a delicate balance between those accomplishments and his aspirations. He could have sat back, said he'd been dealt a bad hand and did nothing. It took the 35-year-old 233 career tour starts to claim his maiden victory. "But it wasn't long after that Erik started winning those tournaments. It was the second career PGA Tour win for Kokrak, who earned his first at the CJ Cup last October at Shadow Creek. "He started playing junior tournaments in the area after that and a lot of the fathers would come up and tell me what a terrific story it was," Peter said. Erik Compton had his first heart transplant at age 12, then needed another after a ‘widow-maker’ heart attack in 2012.
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