Scott Stallings has acquired an invite to the Masters, and the Georgia resident will most certainly be there — as a visitor of the coveted PGA Tour participant of the identical title.
Stallings, who certified for the Masters final 12 months by reaching the Tour Championship, did not notice what had occurred till fellow Scott Stallings despatched him a collection of Instagram messages warning him concerning the mail mix-up.
“Hello Scott. My title can also be Scott Stallings and I’m from GA. And my spouse is Jennifer!” the person wrote. “I acquired a FedEx at this time from the Masters inviting me to play within the Masters Event April 6-9, 2023. I’m (100 %) positive that is NOT for me.”
Invites had been despatched to eligible gamers every week earlier than Christmas, when membership chairman Fred Ridley introduced that the factors would stay unchanged from the earlier 12 months. Stallings stated he checked his mail each day and started to surprise the place his was.
“Truthfully, I believed my spouse had it and was doing one thing for Christmas,” Stallings stated Monday on the Sentry Event of Champions. “However then nothing got here and I left two days after Christmas. I did not even give it some thought.”
After which Instagram solved the thriller of the 2 Stallings, one in all them from St. Simons Island, Ga., the opposite three-time PGA Tour winner from Knoxville, Tenn., who’s making his third look on the Masters.
“I simply noticed an image of her from the opposite Scott Stallings, together with his spouse with the identical title as mine,” Stallings stated with fun.
Stallings stated he beforehand had a sports activities administration firm that had an workplace in St. Simmons. The opposite man’s house is subsequent door to the workplace constructing, and Stallings can solely assume the supply particular person thought that is the place the invitation belonged.
“The man stated, ‘I noticed my title and I by no means considered it, however I opened it up and he stated, ‘This is not for me,'” Stallings stated. “He despatched me a bunch of messages saying, ‘This is not faux, I promise, I’ve obtained it.’
Stallings was runner-up within the BMW Championship throughout the FedEx Cup playoffs, which allowed him to complete within the high 30 for the Tour Championship, which comes with a spot within the Masters.
Seems like the opposite Scott Stallings could also be planning a visit to Augusta Nationwide, too.
“We’ll give him some tickets to observe and take him out to dinner Monday night time for doing the appropriate factor,” Stallings stated.