"It's all politics and bulls**t" as golf star rages after Olympic dream crushed in crazy off course battle

Joost Luiten has slammed the politics and bulls**t which crushed his Olympic dream.

The devastated Dutchman is fuming at being denied the opportunity to be in Paris. In a farcical situation, Luiten, who comfortably qualified to play, and Darius van Driel were initially told by their own Olympic Committee they weren’t being entered as they had no reasonable chance of winning a medal. Fighting against that first judgement, he submitted a legal challenge and WON.

However, just as the dream was revived, Luiten discovered that, despite winning the court fight, he was back out as his place had already been re-allocated. Luiten, who shot two-under at Renaissance, is disgusted and said: “It’s all politics and bulls**t instead of sport. It’s crazy how many mistakes have been made by certain people and organisations. They all hide behind each other. As a little man, it’s tough to fight these big organisations. They know that and that’s why they’ve built it like that against me.

“They just drain you, both mentally and financially. I’ve been very proud of how I’ve been able to fight my corner and won certain decisions. With the Dutch IOC, for instance, it’s tough to go against them. But I won that and thought I was going to the Olympics.

“Then I get to the next organisation and have another fight on my hands with different people. It has cost me a lot of money. It’s 500 Euros an hour for a lawyer. It’s not cheap. That’s what makes it hard to keep fighting them.

“Even if I won the case, I’m not going to make any money from the Olympics. It’s quite funny in the sense that it’s the only tournament I would never get paid for, but I’ve spent loads of money trying to play in it.

“Representing your country in the Olympics would be a dream.