Posted on 03/08/2024 11:13:30 AM PST by algore
Women's professional golf tour, NXXT Golf, has changed its eligibility criteria to only allow biological female players to compete after transgender golfer Hailey Davidson sparked backlash for winning on the circuit.
Davidson, 30, who was born in Scotland but now lives in Florida, won the NXXT Women's Classic at Mission Inn Resort and Club near Orlando in January.
The victory allowed the Scot to take a step closer to the LPGA with the NXXT awarding its top five players with exemptions to the Epson Tour - a step below the top tier of the women's game.
News of the win sparked anger online, with many highlighting how Davidson, a three-time winner on the tour, would likely be able to hit the ball further than a player born female.
The NXXT had initially stuck to its strict policy of allowing trans-women to take part in the competition alongside those who were born female, only to perform a U-turn on Friday.
The tour announced on International Women's Day that it had reversed its gender policy and that, effective immediately, competitors must be a biological female at birth to participate.
A statement from the tour said that the decision had been made in an effort to underscore the organization's 'commitment to maintaining the integrity of women's professional golf and ensuring fair competition.'
'As we navigate through the evolving landscape of sports, it is crucial to uphold the competitive integrity that is the cornerstone of women's sports,' NXXT CEO Stuart McKinnon said.
'Our revised policy is a reflection of our unwavering commitment to celebrating and protecting the achievements and opportunities of female athletes. Protected categories are a fundamental aspect of sports at all levels, and it is essential for our Tour to uphold these categories for biological females, ensuring a level playing field.'
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John Daly
BLOODY EFKKING HELL! WHAT IS THAT??
I let that slip out. I always say he or he’s, etc. Thanks for that.
Probably.
I meant to say “He’ll”.
A mentally ill male, Davidson…. There, NOW it reads right.
Seems that a heck of a lot of PGA golfers live there too.
Doesn’t Tiger Woods live in Jupiter?
Biology. Learn it, love it, live it.
It is pretty straightforward, really. If they can make you say that someone who is obviously a man is a woman, it does psychological damage to YOU. What they are attempting to do is deeply evil and damaging to those who participate in the farce.
There are folks who are XX, and those who are XY. A astonishingly small percentage of people are born XXY. This tiny, tiny group of people might legitimately be considered "trans", perhaps, but no one else. All the rest is just delusion. If TPTB can force you to participate in their delusion, they are either delusional themselves, or are actively attempting to do you mental harm.
Not the first guy to need to hit off the girls tee.
But that’s a different class of player than a female.
Mutilated male golfer Hailey Davidson is banned from women's tour...
Where is Homer sayin' , "DUH!" and that cowboy sayin', "Bye..." when you need them?
Ken Jennings: Sorry, butt the correct planet is Uranus.
When they are not reading to kindergarteners.
Right.
Let’s make ALL participants be ‘transgender’ in a tournament and the rest of us will continue to live our lives peacefully.
KW folks have purty moufs.
Burt Reynolds was from there.
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