Let's face it: Of all of the possible storylines on the Humana Challenge leaderboard, a victory for Erik Compton in all likelihood leads the listing...
A two-time heart transplant recipient is tied for the lead at an occasion it truly is constructed its photo round fitness and healing, and unearths himself at the verge of getting his first PGA Tour win.
Of direction, Compton isn't always the most effective guy in the running. Rookie Justin Thomas is likewise at -17, as are Bill Haas and Michael Putnam. None haven't begun won on "the Big Tour."
Last year's runner-up Ryan Palmer is simply one shot off the lead, as is Matt Kuchar (along with some other players).
And lurking just 3 photographs returned is last yr's winner Patrick Reed. I failed to even suppose he could be inside the communique after Friday's round determined him two times that far at the back of.
The easy reality is that ultimate yr's total of -28 appears not going this 12 months; that might take a sixty one from the leaders. And while such ratings are not unheard-of on PGA West on a Sunday, there are not often greater than two and they usually come from a person farther lower back within the %. No, it's searching greater like -23 or -24 ought to do it.
And that is very an awful lot within Erik Compton's wheelhouse. He shot 66 on PGA West earlier this week and appears quite comfortable with himself, particularly after his runner-up at the US Open remaining year:
?[I?M] probable extra relaxed with myself and no longer sincerely feeling like I should show anything. Confidence is massive in this recreation.?Hey, the guy's survived two heart transplants. I'm not willing to bet against him today.
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