Transgender Canadian golfer sends a blunt message to critics as victories over women pile up
A 2025 Alberta Golf ruling opened women’s competition to transgender athletes. This year, Veronica Ivy and Rachel Elser have already won five championships.
TL;DR
- Transgender golfers Veronica Ivy and Rachel Elser have won five individual women's golf championships in Alberta this summer.
- A 2025 ruling by Alberta Golf allows transgender individuals, who have undergone gender reassignment for at least one year, to compete as females.
- Ivy, a former elite track cyclist, has also been part of a winning team in a provincial championship.
- Women & Girls Alberta is concerned about the impact of these rulings on biological female golfers.
- Ivy dismisses criticism, suggesting competitors should improve and calling critics 'bigots' and 'transphobes.'
- Ivy claims the competition level is not elite and that she has not yet reached the top 10 in national championships.