Paige Spiranac SLAMS Zach Johnson for appearing to tell Masters fans to ‘F*** OFF’ after missing a bad putt at Augusta National: ‘Such a bad look’
Golf influencer Paige Spiranac has criticized Zach Johnson after the former US Ryder Cup captain was caught angrily telling fans at The Masters to ‘f*** off’ on Friday.
Johnson, who led the American team at last year’s Ryder Cup in Rome, had a tough second round at Augusta National.
He was trying to save a double bogey on the 12th hole when he missed a putt from about 10 feet.
After he walked up to his ball and tapped it from close range for a triple bogey, there was a wave of applause from the visitors gathered around the green.
Infuriated by the gesture, he angrily shouted ‘f*** off’ and it was clearly picked up by nearby microphones.
Paige Spiranac has criticized Zach Johnson after he was caught angrily telling fans to ‘f*** off’
Former Masters winner was left furious after missing a putt that could have saved a double bogey
It made for a miserable day for Johnson, who finished seven over in his first two rounds
It made for a miserable day for Johnson, who finished with three over to take his total score to seven over. It means he won’t succeed this weekend.
Spiranac was unimpressed with Johnson’s behavior and took to social media to blast him.
She wrote, “Augusta’s customers are incredibly helpful and gentle.
‘You can’t find a more pleasant environment to play golf in. The fact that ZJ said this proves that he is softer than baby poop. How bad it looks.’
After his round, Johnson apologized and insisted he cursed at himself out of frustration.
Spiranac was unimpressed with Johnson’s behavior and took to social media to blast him
He said: ‘After my putt for double bogey? Or after my putt for triple – I guess it really doesn’t matter. I don’t understand the situation at all. What do they say I did or said?
“That I swore against the patrons? That’s laughable. That’s downright laughable. I can’t hear the customers, number one.
“Number two, I just made a triple bogey on the 12th hole, which will apparently cause me to miss the cut, which I knew at the time was quite sensitive in the sense that I had to keep making pars.
“If I said something, which I’m not going to deny, especially if it’s on camera, one, I apologize, and two, it was completely directed at me because I can’t hear anything behind me. Does that make any sense?’
Johnson led the US team to last year’s Ryder Cup in Rome, which they lost to Europe
Johnson is a former Masters champion. He won the Green Jacket in 2007 after narrowly beating Tiger Woods and South African duo Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini.
The 48-year-old also won The Open in 2015 and has 26 wins as a professional golfer.
Despite his success, this isn’t the first time Johnson has clashed with golf fans this season.
At the typically rowdy Waste Management Open in Phoenix in February, he found himself furious with a group for making too much noise.
Although it is not clear why the American became so enraged, he was filmed saying: ‘I’m just tired of this. Just shut up!’
After his round that day, Johnson said: “You’re hitting me at a very emotional point right now, so if I were to say if I’m coming back, I’d probably say no. But at the same time, I have no idea.”