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Pro golfer Kelly Whaley

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lilymhe sweet & salty 🍒🌊

[sunshinegolfxo]

Been craving for a different kind of club 🥵

[theblackace]

(NHL.com)

I give not one single fuck about golf but this is pretty badass.

[coochiequeens]

Another case for SheWon

By Reduxx Team January 19, 2024

A trans-identified male has taken home the trophy at a women’s professional golfing tournament in Florida. Hailey Davidson, 30, emerged victorious at the NXXT Women’s Classic at Mission Inn Resort and Club on January 17.

Despite outlining eligibility as being restricted to “female players,” NXXT allowed Davidson to compete. His victory is particularly significant as this year NXXT had partnered with the Epson Tour to award 10 exemptions to their top five players. The exemptions were intended to provide female golfers the ability to compete in the Epson Tour regardless of their specific qualifications, something NXXT boasted would facilitate “unparalleled professional growth opportunities for women golfers.”

Davidson is currently ranked in the top spot to receive two of the ten available exemptions.

Davidson, who is originally from Scotland, last competed as a male in 2015 before declaring a transgender identity. Since then, he has become a vocal advocate for trans-identified males in women’s sports.

Writing for Athlete Ally in 2021, Davidson described himself as the “world’s first transgender woman to win a professional golf tournament, which I have now done multiple times.” He explains that he first began to believe he was a “woman” at age 14, but suppressed his “true self” until he was an adult, at which point he began experiencing severe anger issues.

“I had tried playing golf professionally as male prior to coming out, but I was such a headcase it was not only affecting me but the other players around me,” he writes. “I was at a crossroads at this point since I thought I had to choose between playing golf for a living and hiding who I was forever, or finally be happy as my authentic self and potentially never play golf again … While I did not play nor touch a club at all for over 2 years due to all that came with coming out of the closet, I was finally able to get back into playing when I was lucky to land a job at GolfNow. This got me back into playing for fun, and for once I was playing without anger or this mental time bomb waiting to explode.”

In 2022, Davidson made headlines while attempting to earn a Ladies Professional Golfing Association (LPGA) Tour card. At the time, Judy Murray, an elite tennis coach and mother of Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, blasted Davidson for attempting to join the LPGA Tour.

“No. Not fair at all,” Judy Murray posted to X (formerly Twitter) in heated words that quickly went viral. “Protect women’s sport. Listen to the facts, the scientists and the medics. This is wrong.”

While he was ultimately unsuccessful, Davidson attributed criticism of him playing in women’s sports to transphobia.

“I’ve seen that it’s not about protecting women’s sports or me having an advantage, it’s just that you don’t like trans people,” Davidson said during an interview on the Like It Is podcast. “It’s very sad that that’s what it comes down to. In the last couple of months, that’s what I’ve come to learn.”

On X, Davidson boasted of his victory, writing: “I was finally able to get my 4th professional win after two playoff holes… Also moved me into 1st place in the season rankings for two Epson Tour exemptions!”

The Epson Tour is the qualifying tour for the LPGA, meaning Davidson will not only be taking a major professional opportunity away from a woman, but he may also manage to successfully acquire the LPGA Tour Card he has been fighting to receive. The LPGA Tour removed the “female at birth” requirement in 2010.

Reduxx reached out to NXXT for clarification on their policies, and received a response deferring to the transgender guidance of the Ladies Professional Golfing Association, US Golfing Association, and Epson Tour — all of which have uniform policies allowing males to participate in women’s categories if they meet a certain amount of requirements.

Davidson prior to declaring a transgender status.

“The LPGA has a comprehensive Gender Policy that allows transgender athletes, including those who have transitioned from male to female, to participate in its events. This policy requires transgender athletes to provide a declaration of their gender identity, proof of gender reassignment surgery, and evidence of at least one year of hormonal therapy maintaining testosterone levels at a specified range. It also includes provisions for confidentiality and the recognition of decisions regarding gender verification made by other golf tours or sports authorities,” NXXT Tour Director Bennett Noe wrote.

“This alignment across the NXXT, LPGA, Epson Tour, and USGA ensures a consistent approach towards transgender athletes, emphasizing fair competition and integrity in the sport.”

But speaking to Reduxx on Davidson’s success at the tournament, Marshi Smith of the International Council on Women’s Sports denounced Noe’s response.

“The NXXT tour is claiming just because their policy is uniformly and consistently unjust alongside the Epson Tour, LPGA and USGA that somehow that ensures ‘fairness and integrity in the sport.'” Smith said.

“It is precisely the opposite. The question they must answer is ‘do women deserve access to fair competition?’ If yes, they must adopt simple and clean rules that create a female protected category without exception.”

[tha-moz]

[20th-century-scrapbook]

Betsy Rawls in 1952. She was the first four-time Women’s Open champion, winning in 1951, 1953, 1957 and 1960 / Pictorial Parade/Getty Images

She who won eight major golf championships, including four United States Women’s Opens, in the first two decades of the L.P.G.A. Tour, and as an executive and tournament director helped propel the arrival of the women’s pro circuit as a big-money attraction

[golfbloggercom]

On The Tours: March 4 - 10, 2024

On The Tours: March 4 - 10, 2024 The PGA Tour, LPGA, European, LPGA, PGAT Champions, Korn Ferry and LIV tours have events this week.

On The Tours: March 4 – 10 2024 On The Tours: March 4 – 10, 2024 The PGA Tour, LPGA, European, LPGA, PGAT Champions, Korn Ferry and LIV tours have events on their schedule this week. PGA TOUR: Arnold Palmer Invitational; Puerto Rico OpenDP World Tour aka European Tour: Jonsson Workwear OpenLPGA: Blue Bay LPGAPGA TOUR Champions: Cologuard ClassicKorn Ferry Tour: Astara Chile Classic PGA TOUR…

[acrosstobear]

via Lily’s IG story

[kellohara]

Alban Valenzuela Instagram story - 5/15/24

[untilthenexttee]

(via Happy New Year - It's a New Year, New Season for the Epson Tour)

[tyresdeg]

lilymhe getting stronger for the new season 🔥💪🏼

[bunkershotgolf]

Callaway Apparel Launches Spring 2023 Collections - We Fit The Game

Callaway Apparel announces the launch of the men’s and women’s Spring 2023 collections.  The Spring 2023 collections offer a wide range of authentic, innovative and performance driven pieces blending enhanced styling with technically advanced fabrics.

“Performance is the heart of Callaway Apparel, incorporating game changing innovation and sustainability to authentic golf apparel,” said Oscar Feldenkreis, CEO of Perry Ellis International. “The Spring 2023 collections include exceptional variety and innovation so that golfers can look, feel and play their best, every time they step on the course.” 

Callaway Apparel’s sustainability initiatives are highlighted by its eco friendly fabrics which are manufactured with up to 30% recycled polyester made from previously used plastic bottles. In addition, Callaway has infused the collection with a wide variety of new and improved performance features including its re-engineered SWING TECH™, Opti-Dri™, UPF Block, Aquapel water repellence, Polygiene antibacterial, Engineered Ventilation and more. “By incorporating game-changing innovation and sustainable materials, our focus for Spring 2023 was to provide golfers exceptional products from a technically superior authentic golf brand,” added Feldenkreis.

Men’s Collection Highlights

The Men’s collection is inspired by artisanal craftsmanship with prints and patterns having an organic and natural aesthetic. Ventilated details, engineered seams, and stretch constructions are vital to the collection, making every piece multi-functional and extremely comfortable. Highlights include:

●      Conversational Prints

●      Essential Knits including Soft Touch

●      New Swing Tech Pants

Women’s Collection Highlights

The Spring 23 women’s collection is inspired by a trend called ‘Joyful Expression’ encompassing bold patterns in an aesthetic that is sporty, lively and joyful. Design details like Callaway Chev seams, engineered ventilation and entwined contrasts add feminine touches to the collection. Additionally many of the pieces incorporate new sun protection fabrication endorsed by the Skin Cancer Foundation. Above all, they create trademark details and enhanced comfort for the Callaway player. Versatility and multi-functionality are key to every golfer’s wardrobe.  Key pieces include:

●      Elevated Essentials with V-Placket Color Block Polos

●      Core Performance Dresses

●       Sun Protection & Lightweight Layering

About Callaway Apparel     

At Callaway® Apparel, we celebrate golf’s rich heritage by creating products that honor its past while defining its future. Callaway® Apparel is the ultimate combination of golf authenticity, classic styling and technically advanced construction because apparel that offers quality, performance, and functionality is as important to golfers as the equipment they use.

Callaway® Apparel men’s and women’s golf apparel is licensed and developed by Perry Ellis International, Inc., a global leader in fashion apparel and is available at: www.callawayapparel.com, select retailers and leading golf and country clubs worldwide.

About Perry Ellis International

Perry Ellis International, Inc. is a leading designer, distributor, and licensor of a broad line of high quality men’s and women’s apparel, accessories, and fragrances. The company’s collection of dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress pants, casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear, dresses, and men’s and women’s swimwear is available through all major levels of retail distribution. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns a portfolio of nationally and internationally recognized brands, including: Perry Ellis®, An Original Penguin by Munsingwear®, Laundry by Shelli Segal®, Rafaella®, Cubavera®, Ben Hogan®, Savane®, Grand Slam®, John Henry®, Manhattan®, Axist® and Farah®. The company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike® for swimwear, and Callaway®, PGA TOUR®, and Jack Nicklaus® for golf apparel.  Additional information on the company is available at www.pery.com

[tha-moz]

[rickchung]

2023 CPKC Women's Open x Shaughnessy.

See the stars of the LPGA Tour when they come to Vancouver to challenge [each other] at the Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club [...].

Canadian golfer and 2018 winner Brooke Henderson.

Championship tournament scheduled for Aug. 22-27.