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”.

Further tweets from the account included: “You minions need to live from the inside out rather than the outside in!!!!”, “Just sick of negative a******** sat behind a keyboard with a pitiful life mate!thats all!” and “Like I give a F*** what the haters say! That’s life! Some people will always be just a little bit better and work just a little bit harder.”

However, Westwood yesterday moved to calm the waters following his outburst, posting a message on Twitter. He said: “Sincere apologies to my sponsors and true followers for my earlier comments. It was out of order and out of character.”