invite the wrong Scott Stallings – Corriere.it

It seemed like a joke or a joke in bad taste, but the organizers of the Master of Augsburgone of the most authoritative golf tournaments in the world, they really have wrong address in sending the letter containing the official invitation to participate to Scott Stallings, American champion of the PGA Tour currently at the 54th position in the world ranking. The 37-year-old golfer was very concerned that he had received nothing, unlike all his colleagues, professional drama for someone who boasts three career PGA successes but, who has been out for nine years, is always on the hunt for redemption on any green. He has participated in the Augusta Masters twice, in 2012 and 2014, but every year he hopes to be able to return to compete in a tournament where the personal best was 27th place.

Perfect coincidence

An almost unthinkable misunderstanding, if one considers the circumstances of how the organizers of the Georgia Master, the authoritative tournament held in one of the most exclusive golf clubs in the world, made a mistake in sending it. Unlike the player, to receive the letter that represents the dream of every professional and amateur golfer was another Scott Stallings, who plays golf only in his spare time and works as a real estate agent. The secretariat of the Magnolia Lane club was deceived not only by the name and surname of the recipient, but also by the baptismal name of their respective spouses, «Jennifer», necessary for the club to invite the couple to the «Par 3 Contest». the tournament preview ceremony open to players’ families. Not only. The postman himself has fallen into the trap set by chance, because the golfer Stallings has relied for years on a sports agency which is based in a building in Saint-Simons, also in Georgia, a building where by pure coincidence the other Stallings has recently bought an apartment to spend the holidays.

I promise you I wasn’t kidding! @TheMasters Invitation mailed to you. My wife made me do it! You?re Welcome @stallingsgolf pic.twitter.com/x0hTdPyXBS

— TheStallingsTeam (@stallingsteam) January 2, 2023

The message on Instagram

At first the letter seemed like a dream, but the real estate agent realized within seconds that the invitation had certainly been a mistake. Stallings thus decided to immediately write to the champion of the same name on Instagram
, explaining that he was initially thinking of a joke from some friend, or from his wife herself, only to then realize that the letter was authentic, therefore certainly not intended for him. On the other hand, the professional was certain that some neighbors had made the joke of him, given the hopes he has in participating in the Augusta Masters scheduled for next April. «For me it was very bad to open the mailbox every day and find it empty, while many of my colleagues posted the long-awaited invitation on all their social channels». A great relief for the champion, who in the spring will certainly find a way to give his selfless namesake the coveted tickets to follow the 2023 edition of the much-renowned Master live. Interviewed by some US television stations, the real estate agent has already revealed the player’s intention to invite him and his wife to Augustato repay, thus realizing one of the dreams of the other Stallings, perhaps even giving him the opportunity to try a few shots on the legendary green.