 Casey managed to finish tied 16th despite unwanted crowd attention |
Paul Casey admits heckling from American fans has caused him problems, but insists he does not expect it to become a serious concern. He created a furore after saying he "hated" Americans - a remark he claims was misquoted - and was subjected to abuse on the PGA Tour last week.
"It's got out of proportion - lots of players get heckled," he told the BBC.
"One guy out of thousands had to be removed, it didn't affect my scoring but it's very, very annoying."
Casey's controversial comments were reported in a Sunday newspaper late last year.
Since then he has been determined to overcome the criticism he received as a result.
"It was out of my control," he told BBC Radio Five Live.
"Things were strung along the wrong way and I was forced into situations unfairly by some of the media.
"I have a lot of support in the States and the crowds last week were fantastic."
However, the 27-year-old and his playing partner Scott Hend were inconvenienced by an outspoken spectator at the Ford Championship in Miami recently.
"It's frustrating, distracting, we had to wait for security and that's an issue right there, we had to hold up a couple of groups behind and wait for police to be called."
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