The LPGA’s new rule that bans post-puberty biological males from pro women’s golf competition has been widely celebrated by women’s sports activists after it was passed this week.
However, it has also earned gripes from transgender golfer Hailey Davidson, who spoke out against the ban in an Instagram story on Thursday and claimed the LPGA did not seek Davidson’s input on the decision.
Davidson’s participation resulted in one of the sport’s first bans of a trans athlete earlier in March and provided evidence that doing so might be met with more praise than backlash.
This happened after venture capitalist Stuart McKinnon purchased and took control of the NXXT Golf Tour in January 2023, when Davidson was already a participant.
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“I was advised that Hailey was a transgender, and I asked Hailey for some proof of verification that there’s eligibility to play, and I had a partnership with the LPGA, so I’m following their rules, …