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Compton heads to Disney

Erik Compton is getting a sponsor's invitation to the PGA Tour's Children's Miracle Network Classic next week at Disney World. ESPN.com's Bob Harig talks with Compton, whose battle to overcome two heart transplants has been...

Published Oct. 29, 2008

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Cheers for Erik Compton

News that heart transplant patient Erik Compton had received permission to use a cart during PGA Tour Qualifying School reminded us of a letter we received after Jim Moriarty's moving September story in Golf World....

Published Oct. 01, 2008

Keywords Erik Compton | PGA Tour

Blog: Editors' Blog

Erik Compton's Quest

New Jersey reader Scott Harris writes about Erik Compton's drive to make the PGA Tour. Though he missed advancing to the final stage of Q school last week by a stroke, Compton's story is nonetheless...

Published Nov. 24, 2008

Keywords Erik Compton | PGA Tour Q School

Compton Qualifies For Weekend

Playing his second PGA Tour event since undergoing his second heart transplant last year, Erik Compton is an inspiration at the Honda

Published Mar. 06, 2009

Keywords PGA | PGA tour | golf | golf world | Erik Compton | Honda Classic

Golf: No Room For Error

Played in obscurity, the second stage of Q school is often when players have the most at stake

By John Strege

Published Nov. 17, 2009

Keywords Golf | Golf World | john strege | golf | q school | j.p. hayes | erik compton | second stage

Moriarty: Change Of Heart

His future as a tour pro is unclear, but Erik Compton, twice the recipient of cardiac transplants, has plenty to live for

By Jim Moriarty

Published Sep. 02, 2008

Keywords jim moriarty | PGA | golf | pga tour | erik compton | heart transplant | surgery | miami beach | recovery

Rosaforte: Compton Is All Heart

With Erik Compton's positive attiude and fight and support from his family and friends, he'll pull through and return to the game he loves

By Tim Rosaforte

Published Mar. 19, 2008

Keywords Tim Rosaforte | PGA Tour | erik compton | nationwide tour | health | heart troubles | heart attack | angioplasty

Rosaforte: Quiet Please!

Don't call it a comeback: As Tim Rosaforte reports, Tiger Woods is out of the running for at least one end-of-the-season award

By Tim Rosaforte

Published Nov. 09, 2009

Keywords golf world | golf | hsbc | shanghai | phil mickelson | tiger woods | anthony kim | joey sindelar | loren roberts | erik compton | hank haney

Q-School Report: Erik Compton

Looping the back nine for T-49 after the the first of four rounds, heart transplant recipient Erik Compton has his work cut out for him if he is going to advance to stage two of Q-School

Published Oct. 22, 2008

Keywords PGA | PGA tour | golf | golf world | erik compton | ty tryon | q-school | key biscayne | miami | georgia | crandon golf club

Rosaforte: Quiet Please!

Is there a stimulus package to save the Skins Game? Tim Rosaforte explores that and other topics in his weekly notes column

By Tim Rosaforte

Published Mar. 27, 2009

Keywords golf world | golf | Tim Rosaforte | retief goosen | tony renaud | skins game | rory mcilroy | erik compton | aaron baddeley | ernie els | steve marino | lake nona | brett quigley | golf

Soltau: All Heart At The Honda

Y.E. Yang and Erik Compton both showed resolve at the Honda Classic. But as Mark Soltau explains in his weekly wrap-up, the context for each was different

By Mark Soltau

Published Mar. 08, 2009

Keywords Mark Soltau | pga | pga tour | golf | golf world | Tiger Woods | Tim Clark | Accenture Match Play Championship | CA Championship | Rory McIlroy | Honda Classic | Erik Compton | David Duval | Robert Allenby

Children's Miracle: Verplank Is Shooting Bullseyes

Scott Verplank fired his second consecutive 64 and holds a three-stroke lead over Troy Matteson and Steve Marin. Erik Compton made the cut at six-under

Published Nov. 07, 2008

Keywords PGA | PGA tour | disney children's miracle network | troy matteson | jimmy walker | rich beem | erik compton | scott verplank | robert gamez | davis love III | Robert Garrigus | tag ridings | jason gore | ken duke