Will the real Scott Stallings please stand up?
Professional golfer Scott Stallings was “literally checking [his] mailbox five times a day” for his invitation to the Masters Tournament in April only to find it frustratingly empty, he recalled in a Twitter post. Then, on New Year’s Day, he received a private message from another Scott Stallings who claimed to have mistakenly received his long-expected invitation.
Literally had been checking the mailbox five times a day and then I got this random DM yesterday 🫠 pic.twitter.com/yMvUYm3ioK
— Scott Stallings (@stallingsgolf) January 2, 2023
“I received a FedEx today from the Masters inviting me to play in the Masters tournament April 6-9 2023. I’m 100% sure this is NOT for me. I play, but wow! Nowhere near your level. It’s a very nice package complete with everything needed to attend,” the message read.
Stallings added that he believed the confusion wasn’t just limited to their similar names. Their wives are both named Jennifer and both reside in Georgia.
Stallings — the professional golfer, that is — had a good reason to be nervous. Golfers aren’t officially invited to the upcoming year’s Master’s Tournament until receiving a physical mail invite from the Augusta National Golf Club, Golf Digest reported. Though players might qualify, the tournament committee in Augusta reserves the right to invite or disinvite whomever it chooses. (RELATED: John Daly Announces Major Life News)
Stallings, who has not played in the Masters since 2014, made a spectacular comeback in 2022 with seven top-10 finishes, including second-place finish at the BMW Championship at Wilmington Country Club. Typically that would secure an invitation to the Masters, Golf Digest reported, but as other players posted their invitations to the tournament last month, Stallings was undoubtedly feeling a bit left out.
Stallings will indeed be playing in Augusta where Scottie Scheffler will be defending his 2022 victory.