BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 29 -- Australian golfer Don "Dasher" Asher says he got along fine with his chums at a Brisbane golf club until he showed up in a dress.

Asher, 52, of Redland City was booted from the Wynnum Golf Club men's team after members got upset when they found out he was taking hormones in preparation for a sex-change procedure, The (Brisbane) Courier-Mail reported Saturday.

It took an emergency meeting at the club but Asher was given permission to play for the ladies team, a move that's just fine by him, the newspaper said.

"It feels as though everything is right at last," said Dasher, whose wife and 27-year-old son are standing by him. "It was hard when certain male members were trying to kick me out of the club, but the women have been absolutely lovely."

He's already refigured his handicap playing from the women's tees.

Still, some members won't play while he is on the course. And then there's the issue off his using the women's toilet and shower facilities since his transformation to female isn't yet complete.(UPI)