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The Scott Stallings Masters ticket mix-up just got the perfect ending
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You may not see them both on the leaderboard, but at this year’s Masters, there will be two Scott Stallings.
On Monday, Golf WRX reported on a bizarre incident that resulted in 60-year-old real estate agent, Scott Stallings, receiving the Augusta invite meant for 37-year-old world number 54, Scott Stallings!
Even if both have wives named Jennifer, and all live in Georgia, the elder man cannot have failed to be surprised when Jenny (yes, that one) let her husband know of the mail delivered by UPS.
According to The New York Times:
“You just got invited to the Masters,” Jenny Stallings told her husband as he unpacked the car. Both are “very casual golfers,” they said; they enjoy a round or two but are not quite up to the level needed to compete alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.
Still, Stallings snr. (for identifying purposes only) had a moment thinking his dream had come true.
“I was like ‘OK, well, I have this invitation,'” Mr. Stallings, 60, said. “It had my name on it. What are the chances?”
It would have taken some sort of deception to let this enthusiastic amateur tee it up come April, but all’s well that ends well, and the professional player has invited his hero along to a practice round at Augusta.
Journalist Dan Rapaport tweeted on Tuesday that confusion had apparently caused the error, with a mix-up over management companies to blame.
Just caught up with Scott Stallings. He’ll be hosting the Other Scott Stalling at a Masters practice round in April!!!
Turns out the invitation was sent to a now-defunct management company, and the Other Scott Stallings owns a condo adjacent to the building. Wild coincidence. https://t.co/2JyadS3p0v
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) January 3, 2023
The New York Times continued the story of the handover:
On Monday, the two Scott Stallings’ and their wives spoke on the phone and made arrangements to get the invitation to the right Scott Stallings.
The golfer said in an interview on Tuesday that he had invited Mr. Stallings, the real estate agent, to dinner and a practice round at the Masters to thank him for agreeing to send the invitation.
2It was just nice to see someone doing the right thing,” the golfer said, adding: “I was just relieved that it physically existed.”
Don’t believe it? Well, here’s a video that the Stallings’ took outside the UPS store, just before they handed the invitation to the rightful owner.
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“I promised you I wasn’t kidding! Package mailed. My wife made me do it! You’re Welcome!” says Scott, addressing the three-time PGA Tour winner, just about ready to tee it up as one of 39 select invites at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
At least that invite made it to the right place
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The Open TV ratings don’t make for pretty reading
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According to Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, last week’s Open Championship suffered its lowest television rating in almost a decade.
NBC and Peacock drew 3.39M viewers on Sunday for Xander Schauffele’s two-shot win in @TheOpen, down 4% from last year and Brian Harman.
That’s the lowest number for the final round since Zach Johnson’s win in 2015, which finished on a Monday on ESPN (cable) pic.twitter.com/9r7guxnfx1
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) July 23, 2024
The final round was down four percent from Brian Harman’s win in 2023 at Royal Liverpool, which offered very little drama down the stretch. It was the lowest-rated final round since Zach Johnson’s win in 2015 at St. Andrews: and that was a Monday finish.
Stars such as Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland all missed the cut, which may have contributed to the lack of interest from casual golf fans.
This year, the Masters and The Open have decreased in ratings while the PGA Championship and U.S. Open saw an uptick. It’s fair to speculate whether the inclusion of Bryson DeChambeau deep into contention had an impact.
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‘That looks brutal’ – First photo of Tiger Woods’ leg without sleeve shows depth of injury
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It’s been a struggle of late for Tiger Woods on the golf course. The 15-time major champion has only teed it up five times in 2024, finishing 60th in The Masters and missing the cut in the other three majors. He also played in the Genesis Invitational and was forced to withdraw.
Woods has many ailments, but none as debilitating as his surgically repaired leg. Since his car accident three years ago, the 48-year-old has rarely been seen without wearing a leg sleeve. However, on Monday, a fan was able to take a photograph of Woods’ leg without the sleeve.
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@blakebunkersgolf IG
??? #LOOK: A photo has emerged of Tiger Woods without his leg sleeve @TWlegion
(Via: blakebunkersgolf/IG) pic.twitter.com/ppaGLdXg8X
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 22, 2024
The photo was taken at an event Tiger’s son, Charlie, was playing in by “blakebunkersgolf” on Instagram, and one of the top responses on X towards the photo was simply “That looks brutal.”
Woods has struggled with the lack of reps on the course but hasn’t given any indication as to whether his schedule will look any different come 2025.
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John Daly says this is the best golf course in Scotland…and it’s not St. Andrews
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John Daly withdrew at last week’s Open Championship with a knee injury, but the 58-year-old was back on the links this week showcasing one of the most famous golf courses in the world for his fans.
While at Trump Turnberry, John Daly recorded a video of the 18th green.
In the video, the 1995 Open Champion shared his opinion that Turnberry is the best golf course in Scotland, even better than St. Andrews.
?????????? #BEST OF THE BEST — John Daly says Trump Turnberry beats out St Andrews for the title of best golf course in Scotland.
Do you agree?
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— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 22, 2024
“Hey everybody, John Daly here. I’m at Trump Turnberry today. I went out and tried to play a little bit. This place is amazing. It is the best golf course in Scotland, I think. St. Andrews is my baby, but I think I just found my new baby. I’m at the 18th green right here, this thing is unreal.”
Turnberry hosted its first Open Championship in 1977, which was dubbed “The Duel in the Sun” when Tom Watson beat Jack Nicklaus by a single stroke. The most recent Open the course hosted was 2009, where Watson almost won again, but lost to Stewart Cink in a playoff.
The course is not slated to host any Open Championships in the foreseeable future.
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