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Transgender golfer Haley Davidson will try to become the first transgender woman to win an LPGA Tour card after two rounds in the first stage of this weekend’s 2022 LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying School. increase.
Davidson, who was born in Scotland but lives in Florida, hit a 70 in the first round at Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert, Calif., on Thursday to finish tied for 59th. After bogeying on holes 15 and 17, he hit 76 the next day.
according to LPGA Tour Rules In this event, any player who scores 88 or above in any of the first three rounds will automatically be excluded from qualifying and will not be eligible to receive Tour status for 2023.
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Players who achieve less than 88 in all 3 rounds will “Earn 2023 Epson Tour Status”, the official Qualifying Tour for the LPGA Tour. The top 100 players will advance to Stage II starting October 18th.
The final phase will be held during the first two weeks of December.
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According to the LPGA websiteSince its inception in 1999, more than 600 Epson Tour alumni have earned LPGA Tour membership.
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Golfweek reported in May 2021 that Davidson began hormone therapy in 2015 and underwent sex reassignment surgery in 2021. According to the outlet, Davidson was the last man to compete in a local qualifier for the 2015 US Open at Admirals Cove in Jupiter, Florida.
According to ESPN’s report at the time, the LPGA Tour dropped the “female at birth” requirement in 2010.