PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Na was booed, taunted and heckled on nearly every hole.

The 28-year-old South Korean native even had one guy tell him he “better not choke” because he had money riding on him.

Na dealt with it best he could, and even though he felt rushed at times, he never chastised fans at The Players Championship for his Sunday slide in the final round.

He blamed himself, just as he has all week for his countless waggles and his painfully slow pace.

Na closed with a 4-over 76, falling from first to a three-way tie for seventh and becoming the latest 54-hole leader to falter at the treacherous TPC Sawgrass. The third-round leader hasn’t won The Players since it moved from March to May in 2007.

“I deserve it,” said Na, who finished at 8-under 280 — five strokes behind winner Matt Kuchar. “I mean, I’m being honest.”