She hit a hole-in-one to win a Mercedes. Now she's suing the golf tournament's organizer
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Linda Chen thought she had just won a brand-new Mercedes-Benz after hitting a hole-in-one at a charity golf tournament. Instead, she was denied the prize and filed a lawsuit in response.
Chen is suing several groups involved in organizing, advertising and sponsoring the tournament for a breach of contract after the prize for hitting a hole-in-one was withheld from her. But the defendants have argued that Chen, a former professional golfer, wasn't eligible to win the car since the tournaments rules she signed stated that only amateurs were qualified for the prize.
"By showing up, entering the Fins on the Fairway golf tournament, her host paying the entry fees, and hitting a hole in one," Chen "accepted the Defendants’ offer, formed a contract, paid consideration, and fulfilled her obligations under the contract," the lawsuit states.
But the owner of the group that organized the event said Chen didn't disclose her full history as a golfer when she registered for the event, which would have disqualified her from winning the prize. And the president Ace Hole In One, which insured the prize, said in a letter that Chen signed an affidavit confirming she wasn't a former professional golfer.
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Linda Chen went to claim her prize after hitting a hole-in-one during a golf tournament fundraiser but was denied the brand-new Mercedes-Benz. (iStock)
"If you look at Linda Chen's LinkedIn page, she makes no mention of her amateur status. She made no mention of it AHEAD of the tournament," Tournament Golf Event owner Timothy Galvin told Fox News in an email. "There were other professional golfers in the