A male golfer who competes in women’s events has blasted female athletes who complain about being forced to compete against transgenders.
Hailey Davidson, a man who claims to be a “transgender woman” to compete in female events, almost qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open earlier this year.
Earlier this year, Davidson was banned from the NXXT Women’s Pro Tour as the organization changed its eligibility standards.
In a post on Instagram Monday, Davidson attacked female athletes, seemingly out of the blue.
He argued that female athletes are only angry about competing against men because they aren’t good enough to beat them.
“I will never understand athletes who blame a transgender competitor for their own athletic failures,” Davidson wrote.
“If you don’t take accountability for your failures then you will never actually be good enough to make it.”
Davidson posted a video of himself practicing getting on the green as prep work began for Q School, which begins later this month.
It could be an avenue for Davidson to qualify for the LPGA Tour.
The LPGA has an “inclusion” policy for transgender athletes who undergo surgery after male puberty.
The rule states that transgenders have an “avenue to membership and opportunity to participate in events and in an effort to assure fair competition for all members and participants.”
“An applicant for membership or entry into a tournament that has undergone gender reassignment from male to female after puberty must identify herself during the application/entry process and provide proof of gender in accordance with this Policy,” the LPGA Tour says.
“Failure to provide proof of gender when gender has been reassigned, and to comply with the process and procedures set forth in this Policy, may result in disqualification from eligibility for membership and/or entry into a tournament.
“If there is a genuine question as to the eligibility of any applicant, including via sponsor exemptions or qualifiers, the LPGA shall have the right, within its sole discretion, to require such athlete to substantiate her [sic] transitioned status in accordance with this Policy.”
The transgender athlete must have “undergone gender reassignment surgery prior to submitting an application for membership or entering the tournament.”
The LPGA Tour policy states:
“The applicant must have undergone, for at least one (1) year, appropriate hormonal therapy and maintained testosterone levels in a verifiable manner sufficient to minimize or negate gender-related advantages in sport competitions, as determined by LPGA in consultation with its medical advisor(s), and demonstrate that she [sic] is ready, willing and able to continue to maintain such levels for so long as she [sic] continues to compete in tournaments.
“For the avoidance of doubt, applicants transitioning to male who either declare their gender identity to be male or commence hormone treatment for such purpose will not be eligible for membership or entry into a tournament.”
Unsurprisingly, female athletes claiming to be “transgender men” has rarely been an issue in sports.
The transgender athletes would also need medical documentation.
The medical information includes all notes from gender reassignment, hospital records pertaining to the surgery, records relating to follow-up treatment, and lab results on testosterone levels.
Transgenders are also required to provide “an executed Authorization for Release of Medical Information waiver form allowing LPGA medical advisor(s) to contact all treating physicians if deemed necessary.”
Davidson was named the first alternate for the U.S. Women’s Open in May.
However, he never got the chance to compete in the major.
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