European Tour mistakenly pays UK golfer’s $150K winnings to Florida namesake
The European Tour has apologized to UK golfer Tommy Fleetwood after committing something of a bogey by paying his $150,000 earnings from the British Open to a US PGA club professional of the same name.
Fleetwood finished tied for 12th at the recent British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland, earning the 27-year-old a cool $154,480.However, the world number 11 was left waiting for the sum to be deposited to his account after the European Tour, which handles payments for the event, mistakenly sent it to a US club pro golfer of the same name.READ MORE: Trump company submits $200mn investment plan for UK golf resort fiercely criticized by localsUS player Tommy Fleetwood, born in 1959, discovered the unexpected windfall on Wednesday while with his friend Greg Thorner, who tweeted the bank statement showing the six-figure deposit between a $14.37 Walmart supermarket bill and a $16 wire transfer fee."My friend Tommy is club pro at the Streamsong Resort in Central Florida and I was wi…
Fleetwood finished tied for 12th at the recent British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland, earning the 27-year-old a cool $154,480.However, the world number 11 was left waiting for the sum to be deposited to his account after the European Tour, which handles payments for the event, mistakenly sent it to a US club pro golfer of the same name.READ MORE: Trump company submits $200mn investment plan for UK golf resort fiercely criticized by localsUS player Tommy Fleetwood, born in 1959, discovered the unexpected windfall on Wednesday while with his friend Greg Thorner, who tweeted the bank statement showing the six-figure deposit between a $14.37 Walmart supermarket bill and a $16 wire transfer fee."My friend Tommy is club pro at the Streamsong Resort in Central Florida and I was wi…