Zach Johnson breaks silence after being accused of swearing at Masters patrons

Zach Johnson endured a frustrating second round at the Masters on Friday – and the former United States Ryder Cup skipper has denied taking aim at a group of patrons

Zach Johnson has denied that his foul-mouthed rant during his second round at the Masters on Friday was directed at a group of spectators at the 12th hole.

Johnson endured a difficult week at Augusta National, as he carded a disappointing three-over-par 75 in the second round to leave him seven-over for the tournament. The biggest blemish on his card came at the par-three 12th on Friday, as windy conditions made the Georgia course an even harder test.

The 2007 champion saw his tee shot on the par-three sail way left into the azalea bushes, before his reloaded effort from the tee box sailed right wide of the green.

A chip onto the putting surface at that point taken after, some time recently two-putting for triple intruder. Within the repercussions, Johnson was listened yelling ‘f*** off’, with reports suggesting it was within the course of a gather of onlookers observing the activity. Having marked for his 78 afterward on, Johnson was tested on the run-in but showed up none-the-wiser.

“I swore at the benefactors? That’s ridiculous,” he said post-round. “That’s totally ridiculous. I can’t listen the benefactors, number one. Number two, I fair made a triple bogey on the 12th gap that apparently is planning to make me miss the cut, which at the time I knew was lovely touchy within the sense that I required to keep making pars.”

The previous Joined together States Ryder Glass captain went on to confess any interjections would have been coordinated at himself, including:
“In the event that I’ve said anything, which I’m not attending to deny, particularly in the event that it’s on camera, one, I apologize, and two, it was completely coordinated towards myself completely since I can’t listen anything behind me. Does that make sense?”

Johnson has been no stranger to clashing with onlookers in later months, after the previous green coat victor was seen locks in with a group at February’s Phoenix Open. Scenes at the TPC Scottsdale event became unpleasant, after the PGA Tour’s often-dubbed ‘party event’ bubbled over amid excessive drinking within the stands.

Condemning the Phoenix environment at the time, he said:
“At a few point – I do not know what the line is, but you have got people falling out of the rafters, you’ve got battles within the stands. It’s to the point where presently, how do you reel it in? Since it’s taken on a life of its possess. I think the Thunderbirds probably got to do something around it.

“I’m accepting they’re embarrassed. Since at a few point, somebody’s either planning to truly, truly get harmed or more awful. You’ve got a lady falling down 20 feet.”

Johnson was inquired almost his run-in at the Phoenix Open in the consequence of his Aces tirade on Friday, conceding he mediated with fans after a gather were too much drinking.

“I’m not on social media, haven’t been for months, possibly indeed near to a year,” he commented, I was appeared a video. I think I know which one it was since it happened different times where I contributing. But when I see vomiting and after that folks egging on the fellow to drink another lager with a center school golf team to my right, I’m getting to say something as an adult.”