Gavin Green

Gavin Kyle Gabriel Green (born 28 December 1993) is a Malaysian professional golfer.

Gavin Green
Personal information
Full nameGavin Kyle Gabriel Green
Born (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality Malaysia
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Development Tour
Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT61: 2018
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner		2017
Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year		2017
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2013 MyanmarIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2013 MyanmarMen's team

Amateur career

Green played college golf at the University of New Mexico where he won eight times and was a 3-time All-American (3rd team 2013, 2nd team 2014, 1st team 2015) and 2-time Mountain West Conference golfer of the year.[1][2][3]

Professional career

Green won three times on the Asian Development Tour, once in 2014 as an amateur and twice in 2016.[4] He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[5] and finished in 47th place, and the 2020 Summer Olympics (tying for 57th place).

Green played on the Asian Tour in 2017. He was runner-up in the Hero Indian Open, the Yeangder Heritage and the Shinhan Donghae Open before winning the Mercuries Taiwan Masters and leading the Order of Merit.

Personal life

Green is of Portuguese, Irish and Chinese descent.[6] His parents are Gary and Vivienne Green. His brother Galven Green played college golf at the University of New Mexico, where he also won the Mountain West Conference Individual Championship in 2019.

Amateur wins
  • 2009 Perlis Amateur, Malaysian Amateur Closed, Kurnia Saujana Amateur, TSM Golf Challenge, Malaysian Junior Open
  • 2010 Malaysian Amateur Closed, TSM Golf Challenge, Sabah International Junior Masters
  • 2011 Kuala Lumpur Amateur, Malaysian Amateur Closed, Kurnia Saujana Championship
  • 2012 Malaysian Amateur Open, Saujana Championship, William H Tucker
  • 2013 Putra Cup, William H Tucker, Western Refining College All-American
  • 2014 UTSA Lone Star Invitational, Mountain West Championship, William H Tucker, Western Refining College All-American
  • 2015 Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational

Source:[7]

Professional wins (9)

Asian Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 1 Oct 2017 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −9 (67-70-70-71=279) 2 strokes Brazil Adilson da Silva, South Africa Keith Horne,
Philippines Juvic Pagunsan, Zimbabwe Scott Vincent

Asian Development Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 14 Jun 2014 Vascory Templer Park Championship1
(as an amateur)		 −26 (67-64-67-64=262) 11 strokes Malaysia Airil Rizman
2 27 Feb 2016 Northport Glenmarie Championship1 −19 (65-71-66-67=269) 2 strokes India S. Chikkarangappa
3 16 Apr 2016 ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship2 −16 (66-65-72-65=268) 2 strokes Singapore Deng Shan Koh

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Philippine Golf Tour

Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour wins (7)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 14 Jun 2014 Vascory Templer Park Championship1
(as an amateur)		 −26 (67-64-67-64=262) 11 strokes Malaysia Airil Rizman
2 31 Oct 2015 Danau Championship II −12 (74-67-68-67=276) 4 strokes Malaysia Shaaban Hussin
3 27 Feb 2016 Northport Glenmarie Championship1 −19 (65-71-66-67=269) 2 strokes India S. Chikkarangappa
4 21 Sep 2016 SapuraKencana National Classic −4 (68-73-71=212) Playoff Malaysia Ben Leong
5 26 Sep 2020 MNRB Championship −13 (71-70-70-64=275) 4 strokes Malaysia Sukree Othman
6 26 Feb 2022 Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy −13 (71-69-67-68=275) 1 stroke Malaysia Danny Chia
7 10 Aug 2023 Corolla Cross Cup −16 (67-66-67=200) 5 strokes Malaysia Nicholas Fung, Malaysia Paul San

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Results in major championships
Tournament 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T61
PGA Championship
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20172018
Championship 64
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T38
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. Smith, Mark (16 April 2015). "Green could be the most golden Lobo golfer ever". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. "Gavin Green Three-Peats As An All-American". golobos.com. 2 June 2015.
  3. "Gavin Green: Malaysia's Rising Golf Star". LifestyleAsia.com. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. "Gavin wins Manila Southwoods for third ADT title". The Star. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. Tate, Van (11 July 2016). "Former Lobo Golfer Gavin Green qualifies for the Olympics". KRQE News 13. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. Chua, Jessica (12 July 2016). "The rub of the Green". The Sun Daily.
  7. "Gavin Kyle Green". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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