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Hundreds of female golfers demand removal of transgender player Hailey Davidson
james corrigan
Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 12:11 PM EDT¡3 min read
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Hailey Davidson suggests those the criticism her are covering for âtheir own failuresâ - Orlando Sentinel
Hundreds of female golfers have complained about the participation of Scottish-born transgender player Hailey Davidson in the penultimate stage of the LPGA Tourâs qualifying competition.
Davidson, a 31-year-old professional originally from Ayrshire but now based in Florida, has said that the intention is âto make Scotland proudâ by earning a card on the womenâs premier circuit.
But after progressing through Augustâs first stage of Q-School , the former player on a US male college team was accused of acting âunfairlyâ, with Amy Olson, a two-time major runner-up, railing against Davidson being allowed to compete. âThese women have worked too hard and too long to have to stand by and watch a man compete for and take their spot,â she said.
It has now emerged that this view was held by many in the field, with the International Womenâs Forum revealing that 275 signed a letter sent to the LPGA, the US Golf Association and the International Golf Federation, urging Davidsonâs removal from the tournament.
âMale advantage in driving estimated at around 30 per centâ
âWe all know there can be no equal athletic opportunity for women without a separate female golf category,â the letter, as reported by sports website OutKick, read. âYet, the Ladies Professional Golf Association continues to propagate a policy that allows male athletes to qualify, compete and win in womenâs golf, even as several national and international governing bodies of sport and state legislatures increasingly reject these unjust and inequitable policies that harm female athletes.
âLPGA policy does not explicitly state eligibility based on sex. It is essential for the integrity and fairness of womenâs golf to have a clear and consistent participation policy in place based on a playerâs immutable sex. There are differences between the sexes â female and male â that specifically affect our sport of golf.
âThe male advantage in driving the ball is estimated around a 30 per cent performance advantage; this is an enormous difference in the context of sport. Anatomical differences between males and females affect clubhead speed and regulating consistency at ball contact.
âFemales have higher mean heart rates and encounter greater physiological demands while playing, especially at high altitudes. The anatomical differences are not removed with male testosterone suppression. There is no way to turn a male into a female. Being female is not equated to being male with a reduction in strength.â
Hailey Davidson with NXXT Women's Classic trophy
Davidson after winning the 2023 NXXT Womenâs Classic in Florida - Instagram
The LPGA deems male-born golfers eligible if they have undergone gender reassignment surgery and met hormonal therapy requirements. Davidson meets these requirements after reportedly undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 2021.
Davidson, who almost qualified for the US Womenâs Open in June, has remained unapologetic and instead lashed out at the detractors. âI will never understand athletes who blame a transgender competitor on their own athletic failures,â Davidson wrote on Instagram. âIf you donât take accountability for your failures then you will never actually be good enough to make it.â
With 195 players teeing up, and only those who finish in the top 35 and ties advancing to final qualifying in December, it is a tough ask, although all Davidson needs is to complete the 72 holes in Venice, Florida to ensure status on the Epson Tour, the LPGAâs main feeder league.
Mimi Rhodes, a past winner of the Justin Rose Junior Telegraph Championship and the hero of last monthâs Curtis Cup, is also in the hunt at the Plantation Country Club.
https://sports.yahoo.com/hundreds-female-golfers-sign-letter-161103754.html
>That's a man, baby
Over 275 Female Golfers Send Letter To LPGA Expressing Concerns Over Trans Golfers Competing Against Women
Mark Harris
PublishedOctober 21, 2024 1:47 PM EDT|UpdatedOctober 22, 2024 4:44 PM EDT
https://www.outkick.com/sports/female-golfers-send-letter-lpga-usga-transgender-hailey-davidson-eligibility-womens-golf
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