Raucous behaviour not on, says Woods

TIGER WOODS yesterday reminded golf spectators the world over that heckling has no place in the sport.

Raucous behaviour not on, says Woods

After an Accenture World Match Play win on Sunday was marred by a fan barracking final opponent Davis Love, Woods has moved on to the United Arab Emirates for the Dubai Desert Classic starting today.

Asked if he feared more rowdy scenes at the Ryder Cup in Detroit in September the world number one said: "It's not just the Ryder Cup, it's every venue. Things like that happen in our sport and there's no need. It's great when you have tournaments like Augusta (the Masters) that police themselves, where people watching take care of fans not behaving properly.

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