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Westwood apologizes for post-PGA Twitter rant

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Published August 12, 2013 08:12 PM
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Sarah Lee signs autographs after her round of 68 gave her a two shot lead during the second round of the LPGA Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill at Kingsmill Resort and Spa in Williamsburg, Virginia on May 11, 2007 Photo by Michael Cohen/WireImage.com

Shortly after failing to capitalize on yet another opportunity to land his first major title, Lee Westwood went on a social media rant for which he apologized hours later.

Westwood, who has now played in 63 majors without a victory, began the final round in contention but carded a 6-over 76 Sunday at Oak Hill to fall into a tie for 33rd. Early Monday morning, the Englishman took to Twitter to voice some of his frustration and challenge the faction of his followers that choose to be critical of his performance.

At the conclusion of his early-morning tweets, Westwood sent one final message to confirm that his comments were, in fact, genuine:

Six hours after that final note, the former world No. 1 directed a final message to both his sponsors and his ‘true followers,’ apologizing for his outburst:

Earlier this year in an episode of ‘Feherty,’ Westwood discussed why he originally stepped away from Twitter and social media, explaining that he was ‘put off by the amount of negativity.’