Arrest made over alleged scam at one of Jon Rahm's favourite practice courses

Cops have reportedly arrested a man accused of running a scam that swindled victims out of $14,400 by allegedly trying to organise a fake golf tournament at one of Jon Rahm's favourite practice courses. 

According to a report by Golfweek, Robert Francis Alexander, 57, was arrested on August 8 in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

The report alleges that investigators believe that Alexander was collecting money from May through July on behalf of the Wounded Warriors Project.

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The Wounded Warriors Project is a non-profit organization for veterans and active duty service members. They claim to know nothing about the charity golf day. 

Alexander is alleged to have been organising a tournament at Silverleaf Country Club. It is a known practice course for Rahm and other PGA Tour players. Tony Finau is also fond of the venue and even holds the course record of 59. 

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The Scottsdale Police department released a statement to Golfweek, saying: "The golf tournament did not exist, and the Wounded Warrior Project charity had no knowledge of Alexander, nor his activity. It was also reported Alexander was collecting money as an investment in purchasing golf balls to be sold in and around Scottsdale." 

The police claim Alexander contacted alleged victims over the phone or directly at golf courses local to the area, encouraging them to make donations in cash. They believe there are many more victims. 

Scottsdale public information officer Aaron Bolin said in a statement: "When you have someone who claims to be with a charitable organization, maybe they have fraudulent proof that they are but if they start asking you for large amounts of cash, I would just caution people to sort of step back and critically think about that.

"Call the organization directly to find out if that person works for them and or call the police department to see if what you're experiencing matches any current fraud or fraud scheme trends." 

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