Golfer Who Hit a Hole-in-One Sues Tournament for Prize Denial

A woman who hit an ace at a golf tournament is suing the organizers for withholding her prize after they say she was disqualified from getting a brand-new Mercedes-Benz for hitting the hole-in-one due to her past.

Linda Chen is suing several groups involved in a recent golf tournament she played in because they will not turn over the brand-new luxury Mercedes-Benz as they argue her past days as a professional golfer disqualify her from winning the car.

“By showing up, entering the Fins on the Fairway golf tournament, her host paying the entry fees, and hitting a hole-in-one,” the lawsuit states, Chen “accepted the Defendants’ offer, formed a contract, paid consideration, and fulfilled her obligations under the contract.”

The owner of the group that organized the Fins of the Fairway tournament said Chen failed to disclose that she has a past as a professional golfer and that she signed an affidavit confirming she never played golf professionally.

Fox News reached out to Tournament Golf Event owner Timothy Galvin, who said:

“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. There were other professional golfers in the event who informed the tournament of their status.”

Chen played professionally from 1994 to 1996 and said she has officially been registered as an amateur with the USGA for more than 15 years.

The car in question is a Mercedes-Benz E Class, which is listed at $90,000. Chen is seeking either the car or the money in her lawsuit.

Galvin said, according to the lawsuit, nothing about Chen’s ace. It also states he told her she was never going to claim the Mercedes-Benz and walked away from her abruptly.

Galvin also said Ace Hole In One, the insurer of the prize, refused to give Chen the prize, not him.

Chen was also told that her former status as a professional may be an issue, according to Galvin:

“I told her that I would be in communication with her.”

It seems the big issue is eligibility, and Galvin said that Ace Hole In One has given “eligible” participants their prizes in the past.

Cover Image via Golf Digest