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Benjamin Goddard

Golfer’s Masters invitation mistakenly sent to Georgia man who shares same name

The mystery of why a PGA Tour professional hadn't received his invitation to this year's Masters has been solved.

World No.54 Scott Stallings was becoming increasingly concerned that his invitation to the April tournament had not arrived in the post. However, a random direct message on Twitter this week revealed that the invitation had been sent to Georgia, but to an amateur golfer by the same name.

The three-time PGA Tour event winner has not played in the Masters since 2014, so was understandably worried about his invitation and said he had been 'checking his mailbox five times a day.' Stallings was left amazed by the name coincidence and posted the direct Twitter exchange for his fans.

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