Erik Compton, an American golfer, came second in the US Open last week at the age of 34. Why does this warrant a Blog? Well he has had two heart transplants, the first as a child for viral myocarditis at the age of 12 and the second a few years ago in 2007 after suffering a major heart attack. What a story of adversity and triumph! You do not get much notice for coming second usually but in this case he has had nearly as much as the winner, Martin Kaymer from Germany, who won by 8 strokes in four magnificent rounds. This is a great advertisement for what transplantation can achieve, but undoubtedly the courage shown by Compton throughout most of his life was illustrated by his last round performance in the Open when he was struggling but came back to finish equal second!