PGA TOUR caddie Todd Montoya came out as gay in an emotional interview on the Golf Channel.
“Something that you kept secret for so many years amongst people that you consider your friends and your co-workers — over the course of time, you grow close to them and until people that I care about know that I’m gay, they really don’t know me for my entirety,” Montoya told Golf Channel reporter Kira Dixon.
A native of New Mexico, Montoya, who is reportedly believed to be the first known out, gay caddie on the PGA TOUR (according to Golfweek), spoke of his early love for golf, but how he kept his sexuality secret for fear of the impact it would have on his life and potential career.