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LPGA Tour makes bombshell ruling on trans golfers in huge change to rules
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LPGA Tour makes bombshell ruling on trans golfers in huge change to rules

Daily Mail  

The LPGA Tour announced a dramatic change in its gender policy Wednesday, having huge repercussions for transgender players. However, the organization has performed a U-turn with the updated gender policy, which will come into force in 2025, now requiring players to be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to compete in LPGA …

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LPGA commissioner Marcoux Samaan to step down in January
3 weeks ago

LPGA commissioner Marcoux Samaan to step down in January

The Hindu  

LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan will step down next month after serving in the role since 2001, the LPGA Tour announced on Monday. “I’m proud of the unprecedented growth the LPGA has enjoyed since I began my tenure,” said Marcoux Samaan, the LPGA’s ninth commissioner. READ | Uttarakhand to host 38th National Games from January 28 “The strategy we have …

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Mollie Marcoux Samaan stepping down as LPGA commissioner after 3 1/2 years of record prize money
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Mollie Marcoux Samaan stepping down as LPGA commissioner after 3 1/2 years of record prize money

Associated Press  

Mollie Marcoux Samaan is resigning in January as LPGA commissioner, a surprise announcement Monday after record growth in prize money along with criticism the LPGA wasn’t gaining in popularity during the surge in women’s sports. “With the LPGA positioned for continued growth, it’s time for me to have more time to cheer on our three amazing children as they live …

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LPGA commissioner takes the blame for Solheim Cup transportation issues
3 months, 1 week ago

LPGA commissioner takes the blame for Solheim Cup transportation issues

Associated Press  

GAINESVILLE, Va. — LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan took responsibility Saturday for the tour’s failure to get fans to the Solheim Cup in time to see the opening tee shots a day earlier but did not offer a full explanation of the debacle. The stands were full on Saturday, but the damage had been done, with media coverage more focused …

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LPGA purses will top USD 100 million in 2023, a record for tour
2 years, 1 month ago

LPGA purses will top USD 100 million in 2023, a record for tour

The Hindu  

More than USD 100 million will be awarded to LPGA players for the first time in 2023, an increase of about 18 percent over what was planned for this season and more than doubling what was paid out on the tour just a decade ago. The LPGA’s 33 official events next year will have a combined USD 101.4 million in …

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The 'Dinah' leaving desert as LPGA major gets new sponsor
3 years, 2 months ago

The 'Dinah' leaving desert as LPGA major gets new sponsor

The Hindu  

Next year will be the final leap into 'Poppie's Pond,' ending 40 years of the only LPGA major held on the same course and still known in some corners simply as the Dinah Shore. The LPGA Tour announced Tuesday that Chevron is taking over as title sponsor of the year's first major starting in 2023 with plans to move it …

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