PGA Tour golfer Erik Compton – who survived a heart attack and two heart transplants – is arrested on domestic violence charges after ‘throwing his wife into a wall’ during an argument

PGA Tour golfer Erik Compton was arrested after allegedly throwing his wife against a wall during an argument at their Florida home.

Compton, the world No. 1,065 tied for second place at the 2014 US Open, was arrested in Miami-Dade County on felony and misdemeanor charges.

According to the police Compton and his wife were arguing over “relationship issues” when things escalated after she took out her cell phone and started answering it.

Compton, 43, is accused of grabbing the phone from her hand and throwing it into their swimming pool.

The golfer allegedly grabbed her by the shoulders and threw her against a wall. Compton’s wife is said to have suffered minor bruises on her left arm.

She then left the house and drove to a friend’s house before calling the police. Compton was arrested on charges of violent robbery – a second-degree misdemeanor – and misdemeanor.

According to reports, he refused to talk to police about the incident.

The 43-year-old turned pro in 2001 and is ranked 71 in the world. He has never won a PGA Tour event, but has earned nearly $5 million in prize money.

Compton is perhaps best known for surviving viral cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart becomes inflamed and struggles to pump blood effectively.

Compton was forced to undergo two heart transplants, the first at age 12 after a routine doctor visit led to a diagnosis of viral cardiomyopathy.

Six years later, he was the No. 1 junior golfer in the US, but in 2008 he suffered a heart attack after being driven to the hospital.

“I parked the car, walked down the stairs, and then I passed out,” he recalled years later. That led to a second transplant. Following his success at the 2014 US Open, Compton was said to be the only heart transplant recipient ever to play golf professionally.

Do Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have more stamina? Probably… But wave is a different kind of force. It’s more about mental strength and mental fatigue,” he said.

“It’s not so much about the results for me, I just go out and play… Of course I want to play as well as possible, but in the end it doesn’t matter.”

He added: “There are days when I feel different, and there are days when I feel great – that’s just the nature of the beast… it’s more of an emotional thing, because you’re worried about another issue , but I’m very in tune with my body. And I don’t know what it’s like to feel normal because I’ve lived abnormally most of my life.”