Luiten is apparently out of the Paris Olympics again because of a ruling by the International Olympic Committee that went against the wishes of the International Golf Federation.
Self-confessed Olympic tragic Karrie Webb wants to play her part in securing Australia’s first medal in Olympic golf competition when she captains the Australian team at the Paris 2024 Games later this month.
Little more than two years apart in age, Minjee and Min Woo become the 16th Australian siblings to represent Australia in the same sport at the same Olympic Games.
It was not immediately clear what impact Joost Luiten’s court victory would have on the two other Dutch golfers who qualified for Paris – Darius van Driel on the men’s side and Dewi Weber for the women.
Jason Day joked that he’s forgiven Olympic teammate Min Woo Lee for brushing him for a practice session with Tiger Woods at the US Open and is champing at the bit to play alongside his fellow Australian at the upcoming Summer Games in Paris.
Due to the Netherlands’ separate qualification rules for golf, only one of the nation’s four eligible golfers will represent the Dutch at the Olympics.
A throwaway comment by Rory McIlroy after he missed out on a bronze medal was worth its weight in gold as golf’s much talked-about acceptance in the Olympic Games was reinforced following two glorious weeks at Tokyo 2020.
For the second week in a row, Australia came up short at Kasumigaseki Country Club as Hannah Green’s three-under final round was not enough to secure a medal.
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