6x DP World Tour winner voices frustration after being made a reserve for the Nedbank Golf Challenge

A six-time DP World Tour winner has voiced his frustration after being left on the reserve list of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. The golfer recently shared a post on his social media, sharing his feelings on this incident.

The upcoming Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player will be underway at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa from December 4 to 7. With Johannes Veerman defending his title, the $6-million DP World Tour event will feature pros like Marco Penge, Thriston Lawrence, Kristoffer Reitan, and Viktor Hovland.

Today, Joost Luiten shared a post on his Instagram, outlining his position in the first reserve spot in the 66-man field. The Dutchman, who finished 33rd on the Race To Dubai Standings, shared his frustration in the caption:

"Sitting as first reserve for the Nedbank Golf Challenge.. honestly, it's hard to understand. Finishing 33rd on the Order of Merit, earning a place in the biggest tournament of 2025 DP World Tour Championship, yet not getting into a smaller event with bigger field..."

Take a look at the Instagram post shared by Luiten:

Luiten last played in the Nedbank Golf Challenge back in 2023 where he tied for the 39th spot alongside Matthew Jordan, Grant Forrest, and Jason Scrivener. After four rounds of play, the Dutch pro carded a 2-over-par total with a 2-under-par score in the final round.

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DP World Tour pros voice out their support as Joost Luiten sits as a reserve in the Nedbank Golf Challenge

After Luiten shared his feelings about his exclusion from the 66-man field at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, he got support from fellow golfers. Several DP World Tour pros commented on his Instagram post, including fellow reserves Jorge Campillo and Brandon Robinson Thompson.

"Say it louder speaker 🔊 🙌🏼", Thompson commented.

Screenshot from Thompson's comment on Instagram

"Spot on mate. Hope you get your spot like you deserve 👊🏼", Richard Mansell wrote.

Mansell commented below Luiten's Instagram post

"Must be nice seeing guys from Liv ahead of you that last win was in 2023...", Campillo said in the comments.

Screenshot from Campillo's response (Instagram)

"This is a disgrace, should be based off last seasons ranking. Reward those who have played the best golf throughout the entire season...", Daniel Brown penned below.

Daniel Brown commented on Luiten's post (Instagram)

Despite having five missed cuts this season, Luiten has bagged multiple top 10s including a solo third finish at the Hero Indian Open and a T5 at the BMW International Open. The 39-year-old's last outing at the DP World Tour Championship ended with a solo 48th finish.

Edited by Pravashis Biswas