CNN
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Scott Stallings arrived at his condo on Saint Simons Island in Georgia to find a package containing golf’s most prestigious letter.
He had been invited to participate in the Masters tournament in April. The only problem was that Scott Stallings is a real estate agent in Atlanta, not the 54th golfer in the world who is also a three-time PGA Tour winner.
“I’m (emoji 100) sure this is NOT for me,” real estate agent Stallings wrote in a direct message to professional golfer Stallings. “I play but wow! Nowhere near your level.
Pro-golfer Stallings – who is in Hawaii – tweeted he was “checking the mailbox five times a day” for an invitation to return to the Masters for the first time since 2014. Instead, he received a direct message on Instagram from the real estate agent saying he had received the invitation by mistake. CNN has contacted Augusta National to comment on the incident.
Realtor Stallings initially told CNN the professional golfer thought it was a prank, but was convinced after seeing a photo of the invitation that the realtor also posted on Instagram.
“Trust me! I thought I would show up with my clubs and the invite,” the estate agent said in an Instagram post, adding that his wife convinced him to contact the other Stallings.
Interestingly enough, both Stallings have a wife named Jennifer.
The situation was rectified when the real estate agent took the invitation to a local consignment store and mailed it to its rightful recipient.
