Dutch golfer Joost Luiten might not be going to the Olympics after all. Luiten won a ruling in a Dutch court last week that ordered the Netherlands Olympic Committee to add him to the list of golfers who qualified for the Paris Games. But on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee decided not to accept an extra golfer for the 60-man field.
FILE - Joost Luiten of Netherlands plays his second shot on the first hole during the second round of the Dubai Invitational golf tournament, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Luiten is being kept out of the Olympics by Dutch officials who feel his world ranking is too low.Joost Luiten won the battle in a Dutch court to play in the Olympics.
“When they entered him, we already had moved forward with the process,” Scanlan said. “What I had to do then was write to the IOC and ask for an exemption on the 60-player limit and allow 61 players.” The IGF lobbied on behalf of the Dutch, pointing out occasions when players ranked outside the top 100 in the world have won tournaments, even majors. Also noteworthy was Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia and C.T. Pan of Taiwan winning medals in Japan while ranked well outside the top 100.
“The IGF was not a party to the legal action brought forth by Luiten in the Netherlands,” the IGF said in a statement Tuesday. “Nevertheless, in an effort to support Luiten, the IGF sought an exception from the IOC to increase the field size of the men’s Olympic golf competition from 60 to 61 competitors to include Luiten, however the request was denied by the IOC today.”
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