Aussie golfer Scott Hend was ‘ready to punch’ drunk English hecklers

SCOTT HEND has revealed he was ready to come out swinging during the third round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

And not only with his golf clubs – but with his fists too.

The 43-year-old Australian admitted he came close to punching two drunk fans who constantly abused him during the latter stages of his round alongside England’s Danny Willett.

He said: “Danny was getting all the crowd support and I had no problem with that but there were a couple of guys out there who were really over the top and it wasn’t very nice what they were saying.

“It was quite rude and personal and if it was up to me I would have had them thrown out.

“It’s not Danny’s fault but we are all out here playing golf and it’s not fair being drunk and being smart arses as these two guys were.

“Danny and I are mates. I’ve played with him before and he wants me to do well and I want him to do well but when you get hecklers in the crowd saying pretty rude things as they were, I was ready to punch them.”

The two-time European Tour winner added: “I didn’t see any marshals around but when I mentioned to Danny I was going over to speak to them (the hecklers) he was just waiting for it all to kick off.

“Danny was just waiting for me to punch one of the guys in the mouth. He had been hurling abuse at me before I hit my first putt at 14 and just wouldn’t shut up from there on.”