Transgender Canadian golfer sends a blunt message to critics as victories over women pile up

Transgender golfers Veronica Ivy and Rachel Elser have won multiple women’s golf championships in Alberta, Canada, since a 2025 ruling by Alberta Golf allowed transgender individuals to compete as females after one year of hormone therapy. This success has led to concerns from groups like Women & Girls Alberta about the impact on biological female golfers. Ivy has responded to critics by telling them to ‘get better’ and dismissing their concerns as ‘transphobia,’ while also suggesting the level of competition is not elite.

• 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.