Rule Change Bans Trans Golfer from Women’s Tour
Trans golfer Hailey Davidson
Hailey Davidson, a transgender golfer, won the NXXT Women’s Pro Tour in Florida in January. He hoped to use the win as a stepping stone to becoming the first transgender woman to earn an LPGA Tour card.
Fox Sports reports, “The LPGA Tour removed its “female at birth” requirement in 2010. Davidson began hormone therapy treatments in 2015 and underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2021, Golfweek reported in May 2021. According to the outlet, Davidson last competed as a male at U.S. Open local qualifying in 2015 at Admiral’s Cove in Jupiter, Florida.”
But now, the women’s golf league is closing the door on Davidson’s attempts to use NXXT to qualify for an LPGA Tour card.
