In 2025, the USGA and LPGA rewrote the rules of who could compete in elite women’s golf. The policy was framed as protecting ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the LPGA and the USGA over player eligibility rules in 2026. Transgender golfer Hailey ...

Hailey Davidson’s lawsuit against golf’s governing bodies puts inclusion and competitive fairness at the center of a growing ...

Davidson alleges that the sports leagues have violated anti-discrimination law.

On March 19 she filed suit in New Jersey against the U.S. Golf Association, the LPGA, Hackensack Golf Club and three LPGA ...

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Most golfers associate Rule 18.1 — the stroke-and-distance rule — with a familiar sinking feeling: a tee shot or approach sailing into oblivion. Reload, take your penalty and move on, muttering to ...