Pro speaks up about protecting female golfers on the LPGA Tour (Image via Getty)
Pro golfer Olivia Schmidt, who has appeared on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour during her career, spoke about the recent policy changes to the tour. The change was adopted to allow trans women to play in tournaments, but Schmidt doesn't believe it's good for biological women.
Per the new policy, trans women who have done at least one year of hormone therapy as well as a gonadectomy are allowed to play LPGA tournaments and are eligible for membership.
Schmidt said via Golf Monthly:
“We need the LPGA to make a change. The bottom line is we can fight this all we want, but the true change comes from the LPGA. They are the only ones with the power to stop it. It’s up to them to protect us."
