LOS ANGELES — Hailey Davidson is a transgender women’s golfer who recently competed in the LPGA‘s qualifying series and earned a partial spot on the 2025 Epson Tour. She also came a stroke away from qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Open.

She won’t be eligible for any of those events next year.

New policies announced Wednesday by the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The LPGA and USGA announced a change to its gender policy Wednesday that will effectively ban transgender golfer Hailey Davidson and others like her from competition.

Starting in 2025, only players assigned female at birth or who transitioned before going through male puberty will be eligible to compete in LPGA tournaments or USGA ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Rory McIlroy has never been a supporter of the Saudi Public Investment Fund and LIV Golf. In fact, at times he's been the most vocal critic among PGA Tour players, saying last year that: "If LIV Golf was the last place to play golf on Earth, I would retire."

His stance has softened with time, however, and the four-time major ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — When the 2024 PGA Tour regular season ended in August, Tom Kim said he wouldn’t play in any fall events to recover from the season’s long grind.

He’s making an exception.

Kim is the headliner for next week’s Shriners Children’s Open, where the 22-year-old will be trying for a three-peat at TPC Summerlin.

Kim won in ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tiger Woods will soon be a frequent visitor to Fort Worth to “play” on a golf course.

Still the world’s most famous golfer, by a considerable distance, you may see Tiger a few more times around Fort Worth in the coming year. He is involved in the design and construction of a golf course in Aledo that should be open ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — If you haven’t met him yet, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Jaden Soong. He’s a high cchool freshman, a funny kid and, yeah, something of a golf phenom.

There’s a chance you’ve already met him. Perhaps as an adorable 6-year-old getting buzz from BuzzFeed, which posted a video in 2016 showing off Soong’s ...Read more