LPGA, USGA Announce New Transgender Restrictions

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The LPGA and U.S. Golf Association announced in tandem Wednesday changes to their transgender policies, effective for the 2025 season, prohibiting athletes who have experienced male puberty from competing in women’s events.

As reported by USA TODAY's Golfweek, Hailey Davidson, a transgender athlete who competed in the second stage of LPGA Qualifying in October, fell short of an LPGA card but did earn limited Epson Tour status for 2025. She became the second transgender golfer to earn status on the developmental circuit. Bobbi Lancaster earned status in 2013 through Stage I of LPGA Q-School but never actually competed in an official event.

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