He Returns to the Course after Major Surgery + Arrival New Baby

Day 2.

If you want to see a truly indicative scorecard for his day, don't look at the one he signed. Try this:

Holes played: 20. Birdies: 4. Hours slept: 3.

Compton, 10 months removed from his second transplant, has a daughter, Petra, born Feb. 22, which explains that last number.

Walking a third consecutive round for the first time in competition since his heart transplant last May, Compton also produced some spectacular play.

Unhappy when his drive at the par-4 sixth hole rolled into a divot, he stewed over his options. Finally settling on a club, he ripped an approach that stopped 18 inches from the hole.

has a condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, meaning the left side of the heart hasn't formed properly

in the second round of the Honda Classic, a two-time heart transplant recipient and a boy who may eventually need one walked side by side, the intertwining of their stories adding yet another element to Compton's comeback tale.

"I walked a lot, that's for sure," John Paul said.

Compton could be riding in a cart while playing now to conserve his strength — the PGA Tour has given him permission to do so — but the South Florida native said he wants to walk so transplant patients can see what is possible. John Paul could have ridden as well, and his father even offered to carry him at times Friday.

The boy always declined.