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Amy Hamm: Biological males dominating in women’s golf in B.C and Alberta 

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Thirty years ago, women’s golf was scandalized when CBS sports commentator Ben Wright allegedly claimed that women were “handicapped” by virtue of having breasts, which, he stupidly claimed, would “get in the way” of their golf swings.

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At the time, many offered a low-hanging retort to Wright: that male anatomy should, by his logic, prevent men from being effective runners. The world had a laugh, and women’s golf emerged unscathed. (While Wright ultimately lost his job over this, plus other offensive comments.)

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Considering what scandalizes women’s golf in 2026, one can fondly recall the Wright incident as a quaint scuffle that preceded the real battle of the sexes in sports: namely, the invasion of the female category by biological males.

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