Why a PGA Tour star disappeared into the jungle
Podcast |
Local Knowledge
Publisher |
Golf Digest
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Sports & Recreation
Publication Date |
Feb 08, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:42:33

Morgan Hoffmann once fit the standard PGA Tour player mold. Now his life couldn’t be more different. When doctors diagnosed the former World No. 1 amateur with muscular dystrophy and told him to expect his condition to deteriorate, Hoffmann retreated to the Costa Rica rainforest in search of an alternative. In this gripping episode, Dan Rapaport travels to Costa Rica to chronicle just how far Hoffmann has traveled from the fairways of PGA Tour, and to understand why he still has his sights on making his way back.

When PGA Tour player Morgan Hoffmann was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy diagnosis and told to expect the worst, he went looking elsewhere for an answer—to the Costa Rica rainforest, to be exact. Dan Rapaport travels to Hoffmann’s new home to understand the unconventional ways Hoffmann has sought to counter his condition, and why he still has pro golf in his plans.

Morgan Hoffmann once fit the standard PGA Tour player mold. Now his life couldn’t be more different. When doctors diagnosed the former World No. 1 amateur with muscular dystrophy and told him to expect his condition to deteriorate, Hoffmann retreated to the Costa Rica rainforest in search of an alternative. In this gripping episode, Dan Rapaport travels to Costa Rica to chronicle just how far Hoffmann has traveled from the fairways of PGA Tour, and to understand why he still has his sights on making his way back.

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