Women's pro golf tour responds after trans athlete sues for being excluded

Independent Women's Forum ambassador and former professional golfer Amy Olson praises the new transgender ban has a 'huge win' for women's golf.

Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson filed a lawsuit against the women's golf tour NXXT in December after it changed its policies to prevent biological males from competing against females. 

NXXT and its attorneys from America First Legal filed its motion to dismiss this week, and believe the suit will be thrown out. 

"We are asking the courts to dismiss the claims, and we're addressing the matter," NXXT Golf CEO Stuart McKinnon told Fox News Digital. 

"This was about simply protecting women's sports. So the goal was really clarity and competitive integrity, and, as a professional tour, we believe it was our responsibility to define those categories."

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Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson looks after a shot at the pre-qualifying stage of the LPGA Q-Series. (Riley Gaines/X)

McKinnon said after the organization updated its policies, he reached out to Davidson to offer the golfer a chance to compete on the tour in an open category, free of cost, and would even pay for Davidson's Q School – an annual, multi-stage tournament where golfers compete for playing status on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour. 

"I had a talk with Davidson. And at that time, prior to the change, I had offered Davidson the opportunity to play in an open division. And in that open division, I had offered Hayley Davidson to play in that open division and even a management position in that open division, and we would allow Davidson to play for free," McKinnon said. 

"We would pay for Q School fees for Davidson. So we were very generous and respectful of what