At age 15, Tadd Fujiwaka became the youngest golfer to ever compete in the U.S. Open, and now he has made history again as the first male professional golfer to publicly come out as gay.

Fujiwaka made the announcement yesterday, September 12, on his Instagram account—noting it was World Suicide Prevention Day.

"So...I'm gay. Many of you may have already known that.😅 I don't expect everyone to understand or accept me. But please be gracious enough to not push your beliefs on me or anyone in the LGBTQ community," Fujiwaka wrote in his Instagram caption.

"My hope is this post will inspire each and every one of you to be more empathetic and loving towards one another."

Fujiwaka goes on to say how he had gone "back and forth" about coming out, but eventually made the announcement publicly because he remembered "how much other's stories have helped me in my darkest times to have hope."

According to Golf Digest, Fujiwaka made headlines in 2006 when he qualified for the U.S. Open, reaching the national championship at 15 years old. The following year he competed at the Sony Open, "the youngest player in 50 years to make the weekend at a PGA Tour event."

"Fujikawa chose to forego college golf and turned pro at 16. He has made 14 career starts on tour, with a T-19 at the 2012 Sony Open his best finish. He bounced around the mini-tours for a decade, but last December won the Hawaii State Open after announcing he was battling issues of depressions and anxiety. Fujikawa asserted that he doesn't want this announcement to focus on him, and hope it helps spread love and acceptance to those in similar situations."

Fujiwaka ended his Instagram post by saying: "I can't wait for the day we all can live without feeling like we're different and excluded. A time where we don't have to come out, we can love the way we want to love and not be ashamed."

"We are all human and equal after all. So I dare you...spread love," he added. Let's do our part to make this world a better place."