Posted on 08/21/2022 5:34:55 AM PDT by Morgana
A golfer who is bidding to become the first transgender woman to earn a Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour card has sparked outrage online.
Hailey Davidson, 29, had a strong finish in the first two rounds of the first stage of the LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying School in Palm Springs this week.
But after DailyMail.com and other outlets reported on her efforts Friday, many questioned whether Davidson's inclusion was fair.
That is because athletes who undergo male puberty before transitioning are widely-believed to retain strength advantages - including how far they can hit a golf ball.
The mother of Wimbledon champion tennis star Andy Murray, Judy Murray, said that Davidson's position was completely unfair on other biological women.
'Not fair at all. Protect women's sport. Listen to the facts, the scientists and the medics. This is wrong,' she tweeted.
Murray was one of a number of users on social media commenting on the fact may well earn her PGA tour card.
According to the LPGA's rules, any player who shoots under 88 after all three rounds will earn a 2023 Epson Tour Status, the official qualifying tour for the LPGA.
Davidson, a Scotland native who lives in Florida, shot a 70 in the first round at the Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert California, on Thursday, and hit a 76 during the second round on Friday, Fox News reported.
The score saw her beat much of her competition in the first two qualifying rounds.
LPGA has allowed trans athletes for over a decade, as long as they have undergone hormone treatment and gender reassignment surgery - as Davidson has.
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let’s see his junk.
He is mentally ill with a serious mental condition. Deny him and advise him to get help now!
Indeed.
The basic blood panels would be appropriate.
Does PGA drug screen?
Screen for PEDs or hormones?
“Will the pushback begin, or will the LPGA just roll over?”
The LPGA may be a bit more woke than one would suppose.
“How else are you supposed to get attention when you are a mediocre male golfer?”
I don’t know about “how else” but where else would probably be the muni.
Lady golfers have been sold out. Its over ladies, you will never win another title of consequence.
If they don’t push back, there will be a dozen dudes in drag, dominating the tour in 2 years. The money’s too good to pass up.
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If I’m not mistaken that was written by a trans “woman”.
> If they don’t push back, there will be a dozen dudes in drag, dominating the tour in 2 years. The money’s too good to pass up. <
Yep. The only sport I’m good at is bocce. Unfortunately, there’s no money to be made pretending to be a female bocce player.
I guess so-called feminist are regretting being Democrats soon.
LPGA is a professional sport. It doesn’t make a lot of money compared to the men, but it does make a profit.
This is different than other sports where trans have intruded. They have all been amateur sports, usually run by schools. The sports (swimming, wrestling, tack) are not big money makers. In fact, they are money losers.
A trans player in LPGA golf will no doubt decrease viewership and attendance of LPGA tournaments, thus costing them money.
I’m sure they are hoping he doesn’t make the tour so they don’t have to deal with it.
It will interesting to see what they will do with a trans athlete in a pro setting. One that is costing them money.
Cheaters will do anything to win
If Jordan Spieth would just put a little makeup on maybe he could win a few more tournaments
You raise a very important point: money. A female college swimmer who loses to a man is just out a trophy (and that’s bad enough).
But female LPGA pro who loses to a man is out thousands of dollars. And without that money she perhaps cannot continue on the tour.
As Arte Johnson would say, that makes things verrry interesting.
When a woman born a woman and transgendered to a man wins the world weight lifting contest I will say okay with this insanity. It will not happen.
Do not underestimate the ability of the woke to ignore reality. They can probably ignore reality all the way to bankruptcy.
“Hey, I self-identify as the President of the US. When can I move into the White House”
The resident supposedly using it now never goes there so I would say it’s wide open.
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