Erik<\/a>, 45, was the No.1-ranked junior in the country before matriculating to the University of Georgia and making it to the PGA Tour despite being the recipient of two heart transplants, the first surgery in 1992 at age 12 and the latest in 2008. Erik has shifted to teaching the game and is working with noted PGA teacher Jim McLean at his academy at The Biltmore, which is also located in Miami.<\/p>\nPetra jumped out to a hot start at districts, making birdie on three of the first five holes en route to shooting 2-under par. Her dad tabbed her as a bit of a late bloomer, but her recent success didn\u2019t come out of the blue. She also won a 36-hole South Florida PGA Junior Tour event at Eagle Trace earlier in the month, rolling in a 15-foot birdie putt at the last to get into a playoff. Her confidence is on the rise, and she said she\u2019s looking forward to making her first appearance in the Orange Bowl in January. [There\u2019s a good chance that Petra\u2019s grandfather, Peter, Golfweek\u2019s Father of the Year in 2009, and grandmother, Ellie, will be driving her to and from the competition, and reliving their junior golf days with Erik.]<\/p>\n
Petra named driver as the best club in her bag, and said there\u2019s room for improvement with the putter. \u201cBut when my putter gets hot,\u201d she said, \u201cit\u2019s game over.\u201d<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s always tricky for a parent to serve as an instructor to his own child but Petra said she turns to her dad just as much as McLean and his team of world-class teachers at his academy.<\/p>\n
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The 2025 Carrolton School girls’ team repeated in Section 16 as champions with Petra Compton (third from right) leading the way as medalist.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad always tells me, \u2018If you don\u2019t believe me, talk to Jim,\u2019 and I know Jim’s going to tell me the same thing,” she said.<\/p>\n
Petra hasn\u2019t beaten her dad, who finished T-2 at the 2014 U.S. Open, just yet but she said that\u2019s mostly because they haven\u2019t played a match in a long time. The last time they played a practice round together, she had a putt to beat him but missed and settled for the tie. \u201cI\u2019m sure I could now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Erik won’t go down without a fight and says he’s keeping his game sharp, but is enjoying watching his daughter find her own success on the golf course. \u201cIt\u2019s more rewarding to see her succeeding than for me to play well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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