European Tour participant Joost Luiten was instructed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that his proposed exemption to be added to the Paris Olympics golf area was denied.
Luiten initially certified for the Olympics. However, he was prohibited by his dwelling nation, the Netherlands, as a result of he was not within the prime 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
“When the International Golf Federation (IGF) obtained notification of Joost Luiten’s courtroom ruling within the Netherlands and his entry from the Netherlands’ National Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF), his unused quota spot had already been reallocated pursuant to the IGF’s revealed qualification procedures,” the IGF mentioned in a press release.
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“The IGF was not a celebration to the authorized motion introduced forth by Luiten within the Netherlands. Nevertheless, in an effort to help Luiten, the IGF sought an exception from the IOC to extend the sector dimension of the lads’s Olympic golf competitors from 60 to 61 rivals to incorporate Luiten, nonetheless the request was denied by the IOC at the moment. The IGF has suggested Luiten of the IOC’s determination, and he has not knowledgeable the IGF whether or not he intends to pursue this matter additional.”
Luiten was amongst three Dutch golfers who took exception to their nation’s determination to not ship them to Paris.
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“I’m very unhappy to say I can’t play the 2024 Olympics. The [Netherlands Olympic Committee/Dutch Sports Federation] is not going to ship me although I’ve certified by the worldwide golf federations standards and the Olympic standards,” Luiten, a six-time European Tour winner, wrote in a submit on Instagram late final month.
“[The NOCNSF] have their very own standards (good probability to complete prime 8) and so they don’t suppose I’ve an opportunity to complete within the prime 8 of The Olympics (60men area) although over my 18 12 months skilled profession I’ve completed within the highest 10 virtually 20% of the time and people had been 156 man fields. This was 25% within the 2023 season.”
Joost Luiten of Netherlands gestures on the follow placing inexperienced previous to the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 9, 2024 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Luiten added that the Dutch Olympic Committee has “completely no clue about golf.”
Luiten is presently ranked No. 159 on the earth, although on the time of the preliminary determination, he was ranked No. 40 within the Olympic area after qualifying.
The Netherlands Golf Federation tried preventing for the golfers, who included Darius Van Driel and ladies’s golfer Dewi Weber, who each certified for the Olympics as effectively. However, regardless of presenting information with hopes the Dutch Olympic Committee would change their minds, the choice was last.
Joost Luiten of The Netherlands appears on in the course of the first spherical of the KLM Open at The International on June 20, 2024 in Amsterdam. (Octavio Passos/Getty Images)
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“Our personal nation is saying we do not suppose you are worthy of being an Olympian, and you are not worthy of representing the Netherlands,” Van Driel wrote in a social media submit.
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