Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson wins women's event, increasing chances of potential LPGA card
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Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson is attempting to become the first transgender woman to earn an LPGA Tour card, and she improved her chances this week.
Participating in the NXXT Women's Pro Tour based in Florida, Davidson won the tour's Women's Classic Wednesday.
Davidson, according to a since-deleted post on X (via Reduxx), was three strokes back with four holes to go but completed the comeback after two playoff holes against Lauren Miller.
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LPGA tee markers during the final round of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament at LPGA International Dec. 4, 2005, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
Davidson shot a final round one-over 73, while Miller shot a 76. They both finished four over par for the three-round tournament.
It was Davidson's first victory of the season, but Davidson has performed well throughout.
Dating back to November, Davidson also has two second-place finishes and has finished in the top 10 in each of the five events she's played.
A flagstick on the 16th green during the fourth round of the LPGA Qualifying School at LPGA International Dec. 6, 2008, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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The NXXT, according to its website, is giving away 10 exemptions to the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour, to its top five point leaders of the season.
Davidson's 1,320 points are the most on the NXXT.
According to the LPGA website, more than 600 Epson Tour alumnae have earned LPGA Tour membership since its start in 1999.
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