my skin is just dying. >> doctors said sowers had a rare disease called stephens johnson syndrome. cause, unknown. the cure, 57 week ordeal in the hospital. >> of course, they had to debris me, cheese grate me a couple times to get it all off. i was just -- if i had any kind of infection or blood clots, i would have been gone. i'm just luck i can to be here. that is a skin graft there. >> skin was taken all over the hefty parts of his body. today his arms and listenings are covered with scars. despite learning how to walk again, he was determined to get back to golf. >> i couldn't hit 5 yards, 10 yards. i was so stiff and humped over. i hit a couple balls out in the marsh everyday. hit five balls, then eight balls, then 12 balls. built myself up that way until i could do a full swing. first tame i went out and played i shot 71. i said if i can go out and shoot 71, i have to give this another shot. >> six years gone from the game, he is now firmly in the champions tour top 20. >> a dream come true. it is a goal i set for myself. i achieved it. now i have to make higher goals and go