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Joost Luiten

Joost Luiten
Luiten in 2009
Personal information
Full nameWillibrordus Adrianus Maria Luiten
Born (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 38)
Bleiswijk, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Sporting nationality Netherlands
ResidenceBleiswijk, Netherlands
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Alps Tour
EPD Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking28 (23 November 2014)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT26: 2014
PGA ChampionshipT21: 2012
U.S. OpenT39: 2015
The Open ChampionshipT32: 2019

Willibrordus Adrianus Maria "Joost" Luiten (born 7 January 1986) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Luiten was born in Bleiswijk and started playing golf at 6 years old at Golf Centrum Rotterdam.[2] As an amateur, he won the 2005 Spanish Amateur Open Championship and German Amateur Open Championship.[3]

He represented his country at the 2004 European Boys' Team Championship[4] and was selected for the 2006 Palmer Cup. Luiten was a member of the 2006 Dutch team that won the Eisenhower Trophy after he played his last five holes in six under par.

Professional career

After a failed bid for a European Tour card at Qualifying School in late 2006, Luiten started his professional career on the EPD Tour where he claimed second place twice in just four starts.

Reaching the final stage of Q School gave him limited status on the 2007 Challenge Tour. He made his first start at the Tusker Kenya Open, where he birdied the 72nd hole for a share of tenth place. This was enough to earn himself a start in the next tournament, where he finished third. In his third start, he won the A.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de Toulouse.[5] A month later he won the Vodafone Challenge, setting a record for lowest final round by a Challenge Tour winner with a 61 (−11).[6] He went on to finish sixth in the 2007 Challenge Tour rankings and receive a European Tour card for 2008,[7] in addition to finishing second at the European Tour's KLM Open in August 2007.[8]

In January 2008, Luiten reached the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. He claimed two top-10 finishes on the European Tour before a wrist injury curtailed his season. He returned from injury in late 2009 and played the start of the 2010 season on a minor medical exemption, securing his card for the rest of 2010 with a top-ten finish at the Joburg Open. He finished the season 28th on the Race to Dubai, aided by a late run of three straight top-five finishes.

In November 2011, Luiten won his first tournament on the European Tour with a victory in the Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia, which also gave him his highest world ranking position to that point, at 66th.[9] He finished in the top 30 of the Race to Dubai for the second consecutive year, ranked 24th.

Luiten won for the second time on the European Tour in June 2013 at the Lyoness Open in Austria. He took a three stroke advantage into the final round and shot a one-under-par 71 to finish two ahead of Thomas Bjørn. He became only the second player from the Netherlands to record multiple European Tour victories, after Robert-Jan Derksen.[10]

In 2014, Luiten won the ISPS Handa Wales Open[11] and finished third at the Volvo Golf Champions, sixth at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, fourth at the Open de España, third at the Lyoness Open and third at the Volvo World Match Play Championship. By the end of November, he reached 28th in the Official World Golf Ranking, the high ranking in his career. He also played in the United States, finishing 13th at the WGC-Cadillac Championship and 26th at the Masters Tournament and PGA Championship.

In the first half of 2016 Luiten collected eight top-10 finishes in 15 events, with second places in consecutive weeks at the Real Club Valderrama Open de España and the Shenzhen International. In August, he represented Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing tied for the 27th place.[12] The following month, he went on to win for the second time the KLM Open, matching the course record with an 8-under par 63 on the final round.[13]

In February 2018, Luiten won the NBO Oman Open, beating Chris Wood by two shots.[14]

2024 Olympics controversy

In June 2024, Luiten qualified to play in the 2024 Summer Olympics via his world ranking (147). The Dutch Olympic Committee did not allow him and Darius van Driel (ranked 237) to participate since they required their participants to be ranked in the top 27 of the Olympic Golf Ranking and have "a realistic chance at a medal".[15] Luiten initially appealed against the Dutch Olympic Committee for prohibiting him to play, considering that he was eligible. He won the appeal.[16] However, Luiten was denied access to play due to his initial entry being removed by the Dutch Olympic Committee and his place being taken by Tapio Pulkkanen.[17]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Nov 2011 Iskandar Johor Open1 −15 (63-70-65=198)* 1 stroke Sweden Daniel Chopra
2 9 Jun 2013 Lyoness Open −17 (65-68-67-71=271) 2 strokes Denmark Thomas Bjørn
3 15 Sep 2013 KLM Open −12 (69-65-66-68=268) Playoff Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
4 21 Sep 2014 ISPS Handa Wales Open −14 (65-69-65-71=270) 1 stroke England Tommy Fleetwood, Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry
5 11 Sep 2016 KLM Open (2) −19 (69-64-69-63=265) 3 strokes Austria Bernd Wiesberger
6 18 Feb 2018 NBO Oman Open −16 (72-66-66-68=272) 2 strokes England Chris Wood

*Note: The 2011 Iskandar Johor Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2013 KLM Open Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 13 May 2007 A.G.F. Allianz Golf Open de Toulouse −17 (70-71-66-64=271) 1 stroke Belgium Nicolas Vanhootegem
2 10 Jun 2007 Vodafone Challenge −18 (70-68-71-61=270) 2 strokes Sweden Magnus A. Carlsson

Alps Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 18 Jul 2009 Circolo Rapallo Golf Open −8 (71-65-66=202) Playoff France Thomas Fournier, Italy Andrea Perrino

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament T26 CUT
U.S. Open CUT T39
The Open Championship T63 T45 CUT CUT CUT T44
PGA Championship T21 CUT 26 CUT T33 CUT
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T64 T51
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T32 NT CUT T71 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 5
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 12
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2011 Open Championship – 2012 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2014 2015
The Players Championship T80 T51

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Championship T13 T46 T25 T37 T10
Match Play R64 T17 T39
Invitational T63 T56 T45
Champions T36 T28 T16 T34
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 47 2014 Ending 23 Nov 2014" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Joost Luiten biography". Joost Luiten website. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Joost Luiten KLM blog". Blog - Meanwhile at KLM. KLM. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ Pomiès, Fabien (14 May 2007). "Joost Luiten gagne le duel du «plat pays»" [Joost Luiten wins the duel of the "flat country"]. La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  6. ^ "History Maker Luiten Takes the Vodafone Challenge". European Tour. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. ^ "2007 Rankings". European Tour. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ^ "KLM Open 2007 – Joost Luiten tweede in Zandvoort, Ross Fisher wint" [KLM Open 2007 – Joost Luiten second in Zandvoort, Ross Fisher wins]. golf.nl (in Dutch). 26 August 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Luiten shines in win at Iskander". The Scotsman. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Joost Luiten holds off Thomas Bjorn to win Lyoness Open in Austria". The Guardian. Press Association. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Wales Open: Joost Luiten wins ahead of Lowry and Fleetwood". BBC Sport. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Luiten eindigt op plek 27, goud voor Rose" [Luiten finishes in 27th place, gold for Rose]. golf.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Sports Digest: Luiten ties course record to win KLM Open". Portland Press Herald. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  14. ^ "NBO Oman Open: Joost Luiten wins the title". Sporting Life. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  15. ^ Paisley, Kent (25 June 2024). "Heartache for Dutch golfers denied Olympics by their own country: 'We don't think you're worthy'". Golf Digest. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  16. ^ Leonard, Tod (2 July 2024). "Dutch golfer wins court case to play in Olympics". Golf Digest. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  17. ^ Schupak, Adam (9 July 2024). "Not so fast: Dutchman Joost Luiten may have won his court hearing but here's why he's still not in the 2024 Olympics". Golfweek. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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