HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – If one didn’t know the fascinating tale of Morgan Hoffmann, he or she would have had no idea watching him play golf in Thursday’s first round of the RBC Heritage that he was diagnosed in 2017 with muscular dystrophy.
They would have seen no hints that the disease had savagely attacked the former muscle-bound, world No. 1 amateur’s body and sent him worldwide in search of alternative cures involving non-conventional and ancient treatments, a journey that led to his current residence in the jungles and mountains of Costa Rica, where he lives with his wife, three dogs, two cats and healthy doses of peace and purpose.
That some of the healing choices along the way included urine therapy, a diet of hundreds of grapes per day, potent hallucinogens – and plenty of meditation and surfing.
