A transgender golfer pits his chances of winning a golf championship and appearing on the LPGA qualifying tour against a female competitor.

Hailey Davidson, who competes in women's golf events, won the NXXT Women's Classic held at the Mission Inn Resort & Club on January 17th. according to to the New York Post.

Davidson shot a 1-over 73 and finished the third round of the Florida State Tournament at +4, the newspaper reported. The 30-year-old Scottish native trailed by three strokes with two holes remaining and was forced into a playoff after the 18th hole.^th Davidson's celebratory Instagram post was said to have holes in it.

“Honestly, this was a bit of a surprise to me,” Davidson wrote. “I was down by three strokes with two holes left, so I was able to hang on to three feet on the 18th and make the playoff.”^th hole. I tied the knot with a birdie on the first hole of the playoff, and got a par on the second hole to get my first win in 2 and a half years! ”

Davidson wrote that this play put him in first place on the race leaderboard during the season.

According to the paper, the Women's Professional Golf Tour's website labeled its priority as “Improving women's gold medals.”

After winning, Davidson earned $1,576.51, a trophy and 500 league points, according to the newspaper. Since defeating the women, his total season earnings have increased to $4,206.84.

“I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has supported me, from my fellow competitors to everyone I may or may not have had the chance to meet yet,” Davidson wrote. Ta. “Thank you everyone for helping me overcome the hate and making me feel loved.”

According to the media report, the golfer's current career earnings totaled $5,801.89 from eight tournaments. The paper said Davidson finished in the top two twice, finishing seventh and ninth.