‘This is plain wrong’: Outrage as transgender golfer bids to become first Ladies Professional Golf Association title card holder, with tennis star Andy Murray’s mom Judy among those condemning her
- Mother of tennis star Andy Murray, Judy Murray, has spoken out over possibility that said that Hailey Davidson, 29, who is trans may earn an LPGA tour card
- Davidson’s position was completely unfair on other biological women, she said
- The golfer is on her way to becoming the first transgender woman to earn an LPGA tour card after success in the first two days of Stage I qualifiers
- She shot a 70 on Thursday and hit a 76 during the second round on Friday
- According to the LPGA’s rules, any player who shoots under 88 after all three rounds will earn a 2023 Epson Tour Status
- Davidson last competed as a male golfer in 2015, undergoing hormone therapy and completing her transition in 2021
- She said she now hits the ball 15 mph slower, and labeled the majority of criticisms against her dream of competing as transphobic
- The LPGA Tour had removed its ‘female at birth’ requirement back in 2010
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