LPGA To Abandon "Female At Birth" Bylaw

This really isn't very much fun with the LPGA and Mike Whan having to make the announcement. Now, getting to see Tim Finchem address this would have been fun. Then again, if he can't even get designated tournaments to happen, a policy change involving the world transgender would never stand a chance in Ponte Vedra.

Randall Mell reports:

In a special “one-agenda item” meeting at the Hana Bank Championship in South Korea at the end of October, LPGA players were briefed on the upcoming vote and the vital nature of it. According to sources familiar with the meeting, LPGA players were told the “female at birth” provision was created “in a different time” and would be a significant challenge to defend legally today. Players were also informed that the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Golf Association, the Ladies European Tour and the British Ladies Golf Union are among sports organizations that have already amended their bylaws to allow transgender participation.