The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour commissioner Michael Whan has confirmed that a requirement for players to be "female at birth" will be removed from the LPGA constitution.
Whan said players voted on Tuesday night to make the change, and the change will be finalised in the coming weeks which opens the door to transgender players playing in the 2011 season.
A federal lawsuit filed last October in San Francisco by Lana Lawless, a 57 year old American who underwent a sex change operation five years ago to become a woman, prompted the move.
Lawless was seeking a ban on LPGA events in the state of California until the state changed the law, claiming the "female at birth" requirement violated California's civil rights laws
The LPGA's first major championship every season is the multi million dollar 'Kraft Nabisco Championship', which is staged in California.
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