Are there any gay professional golfers

I feel like I'm walking on air. Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. I just felt like I would have a better opportunity to get and keep a job if I kept it hidden.

The Masters pro-golf tournament starts today. Montoya explained that he told Doug LaBelle II, who he used to caddie for, the news inand his reaction gave him confidence: "I called him up and said, 'Hey, Dougie, there's something really important I want to tell you,' and I said, 'I'm gay'.

Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in He then moved to London in as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course.

When someone that is important to you accepts you for who you are, it's a big deal. I feel like he's given me my freedom. Stuard said: "He told me that he'd been living with it for a number of years and it would be tough thing to have to feel like you couldn't tell anybody.

While women's golf has had several openly gay players through the years, the men's tour is waiting on its first. His presence in the golfing world signals a shift towards greater acceptance and celebration of LGBTQ+ identities, paving the way for a more diverse and representative sport.

Although Montoya is believed to be the first openly gay caddie on the PGA Tour, his news follows professional golfer Tadd Fujikawa, who also opened up about his sexuality in Montoya hopes he can inspire others who may be struggling with their sexuality to take a similar step: "My hope is that they can see someone who has taken that step and found in their life that it is okay to be yourself and be out.

I just wanted to make sure that he knew that it didn't change the way I felt about him, he's always been the same Todd to me. Montoya has almost 20 years of caddying experience, predominantly on mini-tours. But the PGA Tour remains uncharted territory for homosexuals.

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Please wait Golf Monthly EST. UK Edition. Nevertheless, Montoya was reluctant to go more public about his sexuality for fear that if could affect his job prospects: "I think that it was mostly because that was my preconceived notion about the society of people that probably encompass the golf community.

Select your region. Montoya added: "I went out for dinner that evening and a text came through from Brian that said: 'I just wanted to say thanks for another successful year and I just wanted to say that I really appreciate that you told me and that I feel very grateful that you consider me close enough for you to open up.

Montoya made the revelation on the Golf Channeland is believed to be the first openly gay caddie on the Tour. It will have zero out gay male players, so we're honoring these trailblazers who bravely came out during the careers.

Brian has given me the greatest gift that I could ever get. He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game.

Don't think for one second that it makes me think any differently of you and the person you are. As the first openly gay male professional golfer in the PGA, Tadd Fujikawa stands as a champion for diversity and inclusivity.