Classy: Luke Apologizes, Taking Twitter Hiatus
“I made a mistake, unfortunately. I sent a message that was not meant to go out on Twitter, and I take full responsibility,” Donald said after his third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
“I realized it immediately, tried to delete it and tried to move on. Unfortunately, it got caught up there, and such is life. I didn’t mean to put it out there, and I apologize to anyone I offended, especially Gil Hanse.”
Jeff Babineau said Donald will also need a new phone number after Tweeting his cell accidentally.
“It was ringing pretty hard,” he said. “Probably a new number is in store for me. That's what I deserve.”
Several celebrities and well-known athletes have abandoned Twitter after getting into damaging situations with what they've written. Donald wouldn’t go so far as to say he's retiring when asked if this incident would curtail his Twitter career.
“Well, it's certainly a powerful tool,” he said, “and you've got to be very aware of it. There's a certain addiction to Twitter. It's that constant update that everyone enjoys. . . . but probably wise if I took a little bit of a hiatus maybe.”
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**AP acknowledges the apology. Stephanie Wei posts a final autopsy of the episode.
Reader Comments (6)
Did he apologize for calling him a $#%@ because he couldn't handle
the shot required?
"I'm sorry if I offended anybody, I really don't want to say these things face to face"
Luke is a weenie for apologizing- while a phone call (remember telephones, or letters, as Melvin would have it :) ) to Gil
H. would be the right thing to do if he feels it is needed. This is a breakdown in being a manly man, not a gentlemen's move.
ps. Whoever made the comment about this being a symptom of Luke Donald disease, well played.
Try to follow the bouncing ball ace. He may be laughably computer illiterate, but you seem to be laughably illiterate.