LPGA Tour makes bombshell ruling on trans golfers in huge change to rules

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LPGA Tour makes bombshell ruling on trans golfers in huge change to rules

Daily Mail
By ISABEL BALDWIN
4 December 2024

The LPGA Tour announced a dramatic change in its gender policy Wednesday, having huge repercussions for transgender players.

Women's golf has been embroiled in controversy over the past year with multiple professionals pleading with the tour to alter its rulebook to prevent trans athletes, such as Hailey Davidson, from competing.

The LPGA had stood firm by its inclusion policy for transgender athletes who undergo surgery after male puberty, having removed its requirement for golfers to be 'female at birth' in a policy change in 2010.

However, the organization has performed a U-turn with the updated gender policy, which will come into force in 2025, now requiring players to be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to compete in LPGA tournaments or the eight USGA championships for women.

'Under the new policy, athletes who are assigned female at birth are eligible to compete on the LPGA Tour, Epson Tour, Ladies European Tour, and in all other elite LPGA competitions,' a statement from the tour read.

'Players assigned male at birth and who have gone through male puberty are not eligible to compete in the aforementioned events.'

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/article-14158243/lpga-tour-bans-transgender-policy-change.html

[mountaineer]

Perhaps the powers-that-be at LPGA saw the handwriting on the wall - and the fact that public opinion does not favor men competing against women.

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Perhaps the powers-that-be at LPGA saw the handwriting on the wall - and the fact that public opinion does not favor men competing against women.

It is just another echo of the "Trump Effect". It is happening worldwide.

[mountaineer]

Whackjob.

Breaking911
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BREAKING: LPGA bans trans athletes from tour
Trans golfer Hailey Davidson responded, "Can’t say I didn’t see this coming. All the silence and people wanting to stay ‘neutral’ thanks for absolutely nothing. This happened because of all your silence."
4:13 PM · Dec 4, 2024


Cry harder, loony.

[GtHawk]

Whackjob.

Breaking911
@Breaking911
BREAKING: LPGA bans trans athletes from tour
Trans golfer Hailey Davidson responded, "Can’t say I didn’t see this coming. All the silence and people wanting to stay ‘neutral’ thanks for absolutely nothing. This happened because of all your silence."
4:13 PM · Dec 4, 2024


Cry harder, loony.

Why didn’t just come right and say that because of 5he decision he would have to go back to competing against other men and now he won’t be able to win any more😭