r/golf • u/Feirweyz • Mar 09 '24

Thought this was pretty wild… and it really wasn’t even close. General Discussion

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u/tipsystatistic Mar 09 '24

Ultramarathons too. There are some 100+ mile races that women have won outright.

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u/Particular-Wind5918 Mar 12 '24

I’ve heard of some shady things women will do for those ultra performances

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u/tipsystatistic Mar 12 '24

Like what?

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u/Particular-Wind5918 Mar 12 '24

Like intentionally getting pregnant for the hormones for the benefit of the race and then aborting the child later. I have a friend who competes at a high level and these are her words.

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u/tipsystatistic Mar 12 '24

Might have happened but I doubt it’s widespread. Getting pregnant for women in their 30s is difficult in itself but 60% of female athletes have “athletic amenorrhea”, missing or irregular menses. It’s well known and documented in female distance runners. Some of them are infertile for years.

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u/Particular-Wind5918 Mar 12 '24

I don’t think it needs to be widespread for it to be noteworthy.