Compton Makes The Cut!

Truly one of the more amazing accomplishments the PGA Tour has seen in a long time. Playing in (what I believe) is his second serious event since his second transplant, Erik Compton makes the cut at the Children's Miracle Network event in advance of next week's second round of Q-school. Steve Elling writes:

Making a series of clutch putts down the stretch, Compton shot a 4-under 68 in the second round and made the 36-hole cut by two shots, moving into a tie for 51st, 10 shots behind leader Scott Verplank.

Verplank plays with an insulin pump on his belt, but that's kid stuff compared with the increasingly impressive Compton resume.

"It's amazing," said Spain's Alejandro Canizares, who was paired with Compton the first two days and finished 1 over to miss the cut. "It takes a lot of courage. Hopefully he plays a little better on the weekend and gets lucky."