Transgender golfers are rebuked by the criticism of "male dog neutralization surgery" and "blame others"
Aug 14, 2024
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Davison, who was born in Scotland and lives in the U.S., began hormone therapy after competing as a male golfer in 2015 and underwent gender-transforming surgery in 2021.
He has been practicing for Q School, where he can qualify for the LPGA Tour.
However, Davison, who was banned from NXXT golf tournaments earlier this year due to the changed policy, recently posted on his Instagram page, "'I can never understand players blaming their athletic failures on their transgender rivals.'"If you don't take responsibility for the failure, you won't actually be able to show enough skills to succeed."
Davison participated as the first replacement at the U.S. Women's Open in early May this year, drawing backlash from female professional players.
A female golfer who competed in the qualifying round in Florida claimed the decision to give Davison the chance to compete in the qualifying round and the U.S. Open was unfair.
Do you think it's fair for a transgender golfer to compete in a women's game?When asked ", the golfer stressed "It's unfair".
"Even if you neuter a male dog, you don't call it a female dog," he said. "If transgender golf is gaining more attention and popularity, try opening a transgender open for them."
Davison played on the women's professional mini-tour, NXXT, and won the women's classic in Orlando this January.
This brings him one step closer to the LPGA, and NXXT has qualified the top five players for the Epson Tour, one step below the top grade of women's golf.
According to the LPGA earlier, it has an inclusion policy for transgender athletes.
LPGA Tour must be a woman at the time of the golfer's birth through a 2010 policy change' also removed the requirement.
It also requires athletes to submit a written affidavit stating that they are women, a certificate of transgender surgery, and a certificate of hormone therapy of at least one year that keeps testosterone levels within the specified range.
The LPGA describes it as an effort to provide 'transgender athletes' opportunities to sign up and participate in events, and to ensure fair competition for all members and participants.
However, the tour recently announced that 'Gender Policy' must be a biological woman at birth for a participant to compete.
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