Erik holds the distinction as being the only professional golfer in the world to compete with a transplanted heart. In
1992, Erik received his first heart transplant at the age of 12 and was forced to give up all contact sports.
It's an unbelievable story. The attitude that it takes to go through something like that, I don't think any of us could possibly understand it. There are very few people who have had organ transplants and who have survived and had great lives. They understand it. But to do what he's doing out here and being a professional and work his way to this level is just remarkable. - Tiger Woods