Classy: Luke Apologizes, Taking Twitter Hiatus

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Ryan Lavner on Luke Donald's post third round apology for erroneously sending out a tweet meant for direct messages and not meant to offend.

“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.”