In 2018 and 2019, then competing under the name Rachel McKinnon, Ivy was the first transgender woman to win a world cycling championship.
Transgender cyclist Victoria Ivy has taken up a second sport, winning the Inter-Provincial Team title at the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship golf tournament on Thursday.
Ivy defended the title with teammates Nonie Marler and Aram Choi, winning the Margaret Todd Trophy for the third time. This comes on the heels of Ivy winning both the British Columbia Mid-Amateur and Mid-Master championships in June.
Ivy, who has since made his Instagram account private, wrote in June following winning the the BC Mid-Am Championship by one stroke, “I swear, golf has to be the hardest sport out there. Cycling was so simple by comparison. Cycling is maybe 5 minutes of peak stress, but golf is just 5hrs of non-stop stress, for days on end,” per the New York Post.
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In 2018 and 2019, then competing under the name Rachel McKinnon, Ivy was the first transgender woman to win a world cycling championship with masters titles.
Ivy, a biological male, has since turned his sights to golf. He wrote in an Instagram comment in December that the “driver is my biggest weapon, so I’m spending serious time improving it. My goal is 280yd+ drives come warmer weather and firmer conditions.”
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Outkick’s Joe Kinsey noted that “Just 3 women on the LPGA average drives over 280 yards. Nelly Korda averages 273.” Korda is a top American female golfer, winning four majors during her career, as well as going to the Olympics twice.
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Team British Columbia finished Thursday’s tournament with a combined score of 5-over. Coming in second was Team Ontario, with a combined score of 25-over.
The topic of trans-identified males competing in women’s sports has surged back into the spotlight in recent weeks after Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham said she supports protecting women’s sports. Since then, a number of male basketball players have declared themselves eligible to play in the WNBA because they “sometimes” identify as a woman.
In response to weeks of conversations around the topic, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said that the issue would be discussed at a forthcoming meeting.
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