Billy Horschel endured an absolute nightmare finish to his second round at the Cognizant Classic on Friday.

Horschel is without a victory on the PGA Tour since April 2024, and it’s unlikely that he’ll return to the winners’ circle at the Cognizant Classic this week.

The 39-year-old Floridian opened up with a round of 69 at PGA National on Thursday but he followed that up with a 73 on day two.

Horschel complained ahead of the Cognizant Classic about the Bermuda grass being overseeded with Ryegrass at PGA National.

The American suggested that while the golf course is in great condition, he would have preferred the setup to be slightly more challenging.

And certain fans at PGA National didn’t take too well to his comments on Friday.

Billy Horschel reveals what he shouted to a fan after being heckled at the Cognizant Classic

Horschel spoke to reporters after his round on Friday and responded when asked about an argument that he had with a fan on the 15th hole at PGA National.

“Listen, everyone has been saying overseed, overseed,“ he said.

“It wasn’t the first time I heard it today, but obviously in that situation, I hit a bad golf shot and they wanted to say it, and I just said — I don’t know what I said. I think I said, Who said that, or whatever. A guy sort of said a couple more things and said I was bad-mouthing the golf course, and that couldn’t be the furthest from the truth. I’ve praised this golf course for many, many years. If I didn’t like this golf course, I wouldn’t come here and play every year.

“He had a few words to say. He wanted to share what his thoughts were, and I just said to him, I said, ‘Read the entire quotes from the last couple years’. I’ve enjoyed this golf course. When it’s benign, it’s gettable. When it’s the way it is the last two days with the wind blowing, it’s a challenge.

“I wanted to make sure I informed him on that. I said, Maybe you should be more informed of the situation, and that was it. I walked back to the drop area, I hit a shot and walked off with a 6. There was no more — nothing said.

“The officers came up to me after I walked off 16 and said, We kicked him out, and I said, I didn’t ask for him to be kicked out. They said, no, I guess he’s been saying some other stuff throughout the day, and they proceeded to just escort him out of here.

“Listen, everyone has a right to say things. I think there’s just a level of respect that — when somebody is trying to do their job — understand, we’re trying to do a job out here. Listen, we are really good golfers, and we can make the game look very easy, but at the end of the day, it is a job. A lot of us are playing for victories. A lot of us are playing for our cards. A lot of us are playing for many different things.

“At the end of the day, it’s a job, and as I’ve always said, I think I can interact with a crowd as much or as little as anybody out here. But I just think it should be respectful. That’s all I ask for. It’s not like I’m going to their job sniping off to them a little bit.

“But like I said, it’s fine. I don’t care. At that moment I hit a bad golf shot. I questioned somebody, and the guy said a few more things, and I just said, ‘you need to be more informed on what I said’.“

Billy Horschel on whether heckling caused poor finish at the Cognizant Classic

The 39-year-old American was in great shape at the Cognizant Classic before dropping five shots in his last four holes to end up at even-par for the tournament.

Horschel responded when asked by reporters whether the heckling from the fans caused him to finish so poorly at PGA National on Friday.

“No, I just — I played 16 nicely,“ Horschel said.

“17 was tough. Aaron hit 6-iron. Shane hit 7-iron. I hit a 7-iron that I thought was good, and it just rode the wind too much. I was in a very difficult situation to try and get that ball close. I couldn’t fly it on the green and stop.

“And then 18, I was just stupid. I was trying to hit a really hard draw, trying to ride the wind a little bit to really get a really good chance to go for the green in two, and I just made a bad golf swing, but it didn’t affect my situation.

“A fan affecting me out on the golf course will never happen. I affect myself enough.“

Horschel will be looking to bounce back on Saturday at the Cognizant Classic after his horror finish on Friday.

However, it will be incredibly difficult for him to do that, given how he must be feeling right now.