Compton has some history in these parts. He played in an SEC Championship at Sea Island while at Georgia, and he was on the 2001 Walker Cup team at nearby Ocean Forest. Now he is 34 and still looking for his first win, though Compton says he didn't realize 13 years ago the "hurdles" he would face.
By hurdles, he is talking about a second heart transplant in 2008 in which he nearly died.
Compton not only recovered, he finally earned a PGA Tour card and has improved each of the last three years. The next step is winning.
Former Murray State golfer Patrick Newcomb, of Benton, KY, shot a 5-over-75 in Thursday's first round. Newcomb survived a five-way playoff earlier in the week to qualify for his first PGA Tour event.
