Westwood sorry for Twitter rant

Lee Westwood has apologised following Twitter outbursts in which he rounded on trolls who criticised his performance in the final round of the US PGA Championship.

The 40-year-old carded a six-over par 76, leaving him 13 shots behind winner Jason Dufner and still without a Major success.

He did not seem in the mood to take any criticism of his display and career on the social media site however, and when asked by one user to “learn how to putt”, he responded from his verified @WestwoodLee Twitter account by saying: “Will you get a life first”.