A 30-year-old man who identifies as a woman placed first in a women’s tournament in Florida earlier this week, inching him closer to an LPGA qualifying tour.
Hailey Davidson, who played golf on a men’s college team, won the NXXT Women’s Classic on Wednesday at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Florida, The New York Post reported. The trans-identifying golfer was three shots behind the leader going into the last two holes, but he forced a playoff, which Davidson ultimately won after two extra holes.
“Honestly this one came as a bit of a surprise to me,” Davidson said in an Instagram post celebrating the victory, “Being 3 shots back with two holes to play I got myself into a playoff after sticking it to 3 feet on the 18th hole. We tied the first playoff hole with birdies and then a Par on the second earned me my first win in 2.5 years!”
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