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Who is Hailey Davidson? Female Golfers Demand Transgender Player Be Removed
transgender athletes have soared in recent years, with many conservatives arguing that transgender women competing in all-female leagues allows for an unfair advantage against biological girls and women.Hailey Davidson kicked off the second stage of LPGA qualifying on Tuesday with a round of 78, against the backdrop of growing controversy.Reports surfaced that 275 female golfers had signed a letter calling on the LPGA, U.S. Golf Association (USGA), and International Golf Federation to reconsider and repeal policies that allow individuals assigned male at birth to compete in women's competitions.Current regulations permit transgender athletes to participate if they have undergone gender-affirming surgery postpuberty and maintain hormone levels that meet specific criteria.Here Newsweek has detailed everything you need to know about Davidson and the current controversy surrounding her.Newsweek contacted Davidson via Instagram for comment on Wednesday.Hailey Davidson is a professional golfer and one of the first openly transgender women to compete in high-level women's golf tournaments in the U.S.