'Misinformed hatred': Transgender golfer says he doesn't understand backlash after winning women's tournament

A male golfer competing against women said he didn't understand why he faced criticism after winning a women's golf tournament.

Hailey Davidson, a 31-year-old golfer who was born a man, recently won the NXXT Women’s Classic tournament. The win in the women's tournament propelled Davidson to the top of the NXXT tour's leaderboard.

The golfer and governing body received swift backlash, with Davidson stating on multiple platforms that he didn't understand why he would be facing such criticisms.

"It’s crazy the amount of misinformed hatred I have received so far today," Davidson wrote, according to the New York Post. "All of these people [think] I hit it 300 yards or even 280 yards. How about 250 on a good day."

Davidson was later asked by "Good Morning Britain" if he thought males have an inherent advantage against women in sports.

"Men do have advantages, so you get a trans person on hormones for a year, no surgery, nothing, of course for the most part they're going to have an advantage," he replied.

Davidson underwent gender reassignment surgery three years before his controversy began.

"I don't believe people should be banned from sports, but I do believe there should be guidelines in effect," he continued. "I don't understand it, I don't get what the fear of me, one person, is doing."

Davidson also told the U.K. program that he had received numerous death threats within days of his victory in the women's tournament.

The NXXT Women's Pro Tour responded to outcries and said they would subject Davidson to further hormonal testing.

"In maintaining the integrity of our standards, we have requested Hailey Davidson to undergo additional testosterone testing to ensure compliance with the appropriate guidelines," CEO Stuart McKinnon wrote in a blog post.

Davidson has reacted to comments in multiple Instagram posts, citing misinformation on the part of his critics.

"While this win was amazing, unlike every article is saying, I am so incredibly far from the LPGA Tour. ... I will never allow hate to win, especially when based in some misinformation," the golfer wrote.

In another post, Davidson explained that he doesn't "have the resume of most other professional female golfers."

He qualified that statement only by saying that he didn't go to a big Division I school, nor did he compete in a major tournament.

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