Compton’s heart has body of a champion

Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Monday, Jun. 27, 2011

LEON, Mexico -- Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton has won the Nationwide Tour's Mexico Open, closing with a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Richard H. Lee.

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LEON, Mexico -- Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton has won the Nationwide Tour's Mexico Open, closing with a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Richard H. Lee.

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LEON, Mexico — Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton has won the Nationwide Tour’s Mexico Open, closing with a 7-under 65 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Richard H. Lee.

The 31-year-old Compton was diagnosed at age nine with cardiomyopathy, an enlarging of the heart that hinders its ability to pump blood. Three years later in 1992, he received a new heart. That one failed in 2008, and the former University of Georgia star had another transplant.

Compton finished at 17-under 271 on the El Bosque Country Club course. He earned US$126,000 to push his season total to $215,709, putting him in position to earn a 2012 PGA Tour card as a top-25 finisher on the developmental tour’s money list.