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