Georgia realtor receives invitation to play the Masters by mistake

CNN
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Scott Stallings arrived at his apartment 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 ranked golfer in the world who is also a three-time PGA Tour winner.

“I am (100 emoji) sure this is NOT for me,” real estate agent Stallings wrote in a direct message to professional golfer Stallings. “I’m playing but wow! Not at all close to your level.

Pro golfer Stallings – who is in Hawaii – tweeted he was “checking his 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 for comment on this incident.

Real estate agent Stallings told CNN that at first the professional golfer thought it was a prank, but he was convinced after seeing a photo of the invitation that the real estate agent also posted on Instagram .

“Trust me! I was thinking about showing up with my clubs and the invite,” the real 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 corrected when the real estate agent took the invitation to a local consignment store and mailed it to its rightful recipient.