December 04, 2024 12:32 PM ET
Shoutout to the LPGA for this!
The LPGA Tour made an update Wednesday to their gender-eligibility policy, with things getting officially enacted at the beginning of the 2025 campaign.
In a press release, the Tour stated that biological males who have undergone puberty are banned from playing in the LPGA, Epson Tour, Ladies European Tour and any other competitions associated with their brand. (RELATED: Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi Finds Out Fate For ‘I Love Jesus’ Message He Wrote On Premier League’s LGBTQ Armband)
“Players assigned male at birth and who have gone through male puberty are not eligible to compete in the aforementioned events,” said the LPGA Tour. “The policies governing the LPGA’s recreational programs and non-elite events utilize different criteria to provide opportunities for participation in the broader LPGA community.”
The organization’s update to their policy took place after a pair of professional golfers and another player who is now retired called for a change to the LPGA‘s rules concerning gender-eligibility.
“Golf offers opportunities for all athletes to compete at professional and elite amateur levels,” said the LPGA Tour. “Individual competitions are generally categorized as ‘women’s events,’ which have specific eligibility requirements, or ‘open events,’ where any player, regardless of sex, is eligible to compete.”
🚨🏌🏼♀️⛳️ #NEW: The LPGA Tour has announced a major policy change to its gender policy for 2025. Athletes who are deemed “female at birth” are eligible to compete. (Via @GabbyHerzig) Full statement:
“Under the new policy, athletes who are assigned female at birth are eligible to… pic.twitter.com/PLJLHyj44N
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) December 4, 2024
Thank you LPGA for sticking to science and just simple common sense!