Hailey Davidson began the second stage of LPGA qualifying Tuesday as reports surfaced of 275 female players signing a letter opposing policies that allow people assigned male at birth to compete in women's events.

Hundreds of female golfers have complained about the participation of Scottish-born transgender player Hailey Davidson in the penultimate stage of the LPGA Tour’s qualifying competition.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association is facing growing pressure to revise its transgender policy as a former men’s collegiate golfer moves closer to becoming the first male-born player to qualify for the most prestigious tour in women’s golf.

Wilson turned professional last month at the LPGA’s Kroger Queen City Championship. The 2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion opted to forgo college golf at Oregon to join the play-for-pay ranks. Wilson won the 2023 AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year.

As transgender golfer Hailey Davidson competes in this week’s LPGA Qualifying event, there’s growing concern among players on the LPGA and Epson Tour about the organization’s Gender Policy. The Independent Women’s Forum recently shared a letter with Outkick signed by more than 275 female golfers that was sent to the LPGA,