Charlie Beljan is sorry you thought Jason Day said ‘Jesus f***ing Christ’ at Pebble Beach

Charlie Beljan let Jason Day off the hook when he issued an apology Tuesday for being the one who dropped the f-bomb during Sunday’s final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

“At the 12th hole in the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, I used inappropriate language after tripping over television cables on the tee box,” Beljan said in a statement issued by the PGA Tour. “I sincerely apologize for my words and to those who may have been offended.”

Beljan, known more for his controversial off-course opinions, as well as his panic attack inside the ropes, than for his game, finished third to Day’s T4 at last week’s Clambake won by Brandt Snedeker. Twitter lit up after what viewers believed was Day’s expletive went undeleted, but it might have crashed if they knew who actually issued the oath.

“At the time my fellow competitor Jason Day was hitting his tee shot, and some may have assumed, wrongly, the words were said by Jason. They were not. I said them, and take full responsibility,” Beljan said. “I have great respect for Jason Day as a player -- and as a man -- and I want to make it perfectly clear Jason had nothing to do with the situation.”

Shortly after the incident, CBS lead broadcaster Jim Nantz offered the standard mea culpa for “inappropriate language.”