CARLSBAD, Calif. - Davis Love was rattled by a heckler during his showdown with Tiger Woods at the Match Play Championship on Sunday.
Love had a 1-up lead over Woods halfway through the 36-hole final when a man started heckling him. Love didn't win another hole after that, and Woods rallied to win.
The man let out a "Whoop!" when Love missed a par putt on No. 20 that squared the match. He started yelling, "No Love!" as Love stepped to his ball on No. 5. Love sought out the man and said he wouldn't continue until he was found.
A man wearing a Tiger Woods logo cap was identified as the heckler and tossed out. But Love was unnerved.
"I wasn't going to play anymore until somebody got kicked out, because he had already cost me a hole," Love said. "I mean, I hit awful shots at 2. I wasn't going to put up with it. I want to win and I want to play and I want to play fair. If his fans are pulling for him, I'm used to that."
Love called the man "just another one of those fans that doesn't respect the game."
"You can block it out as many times as you can, but after a while you're going to snap," Woods said.
