| Erik Compton | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Erik Harald Høie Compton | ||||
| Born | November 11, 1979 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Residence | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Spouse |
Barbara Casco
(m. 2008; div. 2017)Yessenia Gonzalez | ||||
| Children | 1 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | University of Georgia | ||||
| Turned professional | 2001 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canadian Tour NGA Hooters Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 71 (July 6, 2014)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 5 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | 51st: 2015 | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2014 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T2: 2014 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2014 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Erik Harald Høie Compton (born November 11, 1979) is a Norwegian-American professional golfer.
Compton was born in Miami, Florida, to an American father and a Norwegian mother and holds dual citizenship.[2] He attended the University of Georgia and played on the 2001 Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams. He has had two heart transplants.
- ^ "Week 27 2014 Ending 6 Jul 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Halvt norske Erik har hatt tre hjerter (Norwegian-American Erik has had three hearts)" (in Norwegian). August 1, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2013.