Billy Horschel watches his language (sort of) at Players Championship

It was midway through the final round of the Players Championship when Billy Horschel turned to the gallery, ready to cuss out a fan who had snapped a photo of him mid-swing.

Then he discovered the culprit was an elderly woman.

“I was very nice to her,” Horschel said. “If it was a guy, I would have probably maybe ripped him a new one.”

The distraction caused him to hit left, which led to a bogey on No. 10 and a brief stretch of bad golf that ended any chances of a late charge up the leaderboard. He finished tied for 13th.

When Rickie Fowler scored a dramatic victory a while later, Horschel finally let loose with some foul language -- but in a good way.

“I just said bleeping happy for you,” he said. “You know, bleep bleep stuff and bleep bleep bleep.”