Olympics-Dutch golfer Luiten's Paris spot reallocated, IOC won't expand field

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The 151st Open Championship - Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Britain - July 20, 2023 Netherlands' Joost Luiten tees off on the 4th hole during the first round REUTERS/Lorraine Osullivan

(Reuters) - Dutch golfer Joost Luiten may have won a court case to get into the Paris Olympics but his unused quota spot has been filled and the International Olympic Committee will not make an exception, the International Golf Federation (IGF) said on Tuesday.

Luiten took the Netherlands' National Olympic Committee to court last week after they denied him from entering the men's golf event despite being eligible, believing his world ranking, which was 147th at the time, gave him little chance in a 60-player field.