Rancho Bernardo resident beats odds on, off golf course

Pomerado News | Michael Bower

Brandon Gandy overcame the odds when he buried a 75-yard chip shot for eagle to propel his foursome to the National Kidney Foundation Cadillac Golf tournament title on Nov. 7.

But the 25-year-old resident of Rancho Bernardo has overcome far longer shots than that one to get to where he is today.

Gandy, born with several birth defects, had 16 major surgeries before he turned the age of 3. His running count of serious operations stands at 24, but perhaps the most intriguing of them all is one that involved his mother, Linda Gandy.

When Brandon, a 2004 graduate of Rancho Bernardo High, turned 16, he was starting to have difficulties with kidney failure. The one kidney he was born with was wearing down and affecting his concentration. He struggled to focus on school work and on the golf course, where he played three years on the varsity team for the Broncos. He would need a transplant.
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