A golfer who won a car by hitting a hole-in-one at a charity event has been left thousands of pounds in debt after losing a bitter legal battle over his prize.
Jake Warner, 24, was elated when he struck a 202-yard hole-in-one during the $20 AUD-a-head event (£10)
He posed for a quick snap with what he thought was his prize, a brand new five door 1.6TDi Vauxhall Corsa worth £14,000 ($26,780 AUD) adorned with the slogan: "Win this car if you get a hole-in-one."
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But when he went to collect the vehicle a few days later he found that the golf club was offering him a basic £6,500 ($12,430 AUD) 1.0 Corsa model instead.
The dad-of-one refused to accept the inferior car or an alternative offer of £7,000 ($13,390 AUD) cash and took the club to court.
However, he lost the case due to a 'legal loophole'.
Jake said: "It has all been a bit of a nightmare.
"I got lucky and hit a hole in one, it's the first one I'd ever hit and I couldn't believe it when it landed on the green.
"I was elated on the day and then I was devastated when I found out I wasn't going to have the car they'd advertised.
"In hindsight, I wish I had just accepted the money. It would have been a lot easier than going through a long legal fight."
Jake refused to accept the car or the cash and took Haverhill Golf Club in Suffolk to court.
Jake said: "It has all been a bit of a nightmare.
"I got lucky and hit a hole in one, it's the first one I'd ever hit and I couldn't believe it when it landed on the green.
"I was elated on the day and then I was devastated when I found out I wasn't going to have the car they'd advertised.
"In hindsight, I wish I had just accepted the money. It would have been a lot easier than going through a long legal fight."
Jake refused to accept the car or the cash and took Haverhill Golf Club in Suffolk to court.
The judge ordered that the Jake was given a new car or cash of an equivalent value and he accepted £7,500 ($14,345 AUD)
But because he lost the case Jake was ordered to pay the golf club's legal bill of £4,000 ($7650 AUD) plus his own of £6,000 ($11,475 AUD).
This left him in £3,200 ($6120 AUD) worth of debt and forced him to re mortgage his house to pay for his wedding to fiancée Kirsty Dolby, 25.
But because he lost the case Jake was ordered to pay the golf club's legal bill of £4,000 ($7650 AUD) plus his own of £6,000 ($11,475 AUD).
This left him in £3,200 ($6120 AUD) worth of debt and forced him to re mortgage his house to pay for his wedding to fiancée Kirsty Dolby, 25.
