Gay professional golfers

Fujikawa, 27, posted a picture to Instagram accompanied by a caption explaining his decision to come out. Fujikawa came onto the scene as a teenage amateur sensation from Hawaii who qualified for the U. Open at Winged Foot. We are all human and equal after all.

Some have even taken their lives because of it. But the PGA Tour remains uncharted territory for homosexuals. Inby playing in the Women's Australian Open, she became the first openly transitioned woman to play in a professional golf tournament.

Tadd Fujikawa has inspired golf fans since he qualified for the U. Open at just 15 years old. JP Van Der Walt has traveled the world through golf, navigating life as a gay pro golfer and coming out while he was competing.

He turned pro the following year and made the cut at the Sony Open, becoming the youngest player in decades to make a weekend on the PGA Tour. While women's golf has had several openly gay players through the years, the men's tour is waiting on its first.

Mianne Bagger (born 25 December ) is a professional golfer from Denmark.

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By Dylan Dethier. I just want to spread love and acceptance to others who are in a similar situation. My hope is this post will inspire each and every one of you to be more empathetic and loving towards one another. His best result in subsequent starts on tour was a T at the Sony Open.

And, as Brandt. So I dare you…spread love. I spent way too long pretending, hiding, and hating who I was. As long as those things are still happening, I will continue to do my best to bring more awareness to this issue and to fight for equality.

5 gay pro athletes : Tadd Fujikawa is first ever out pro golfer

Should pros regain amateur status? Tadd Fujikawa has become the first male pro to come out publicly as gay. He has continued to play competitive golf in recent years, entering Q-School as well as various qualifiers and mini-tour events.