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Despite their own dreams, Compton's competition rooting for him to advance

By Bob Harig
ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- The number of clubs in his golf bag is surpassed by the abundance of pills he must pop each day. For Erik Compton, there is far more to golf than fairways and greens. The medicine-taking regimen is all part of the process. It is something that Compton refuses to use as an excuse in his quest to gain his PGA Tour card just five months after a 14-hour operation necessary for a heart transplant. But after a 3-over-par 75 on Wednesday at Crandon Golf Course near his Miami B ...

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