Gavin Green

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Gavin Green
Personal information
Full nameGavin Kyle Gabriel Green
Born (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 31)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Career
College University 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 Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T61: 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 icon (S initial).svg 2013 Myanmar Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Myanmar Men's team

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

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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, the 2020 Summer Olympics (tying for 57th place), and the 2024 Summer Olympics (tying for 33rd 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. [7]

Amateur wins

Source: [8]

Professional wins (9)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
11 Oct 2017 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −9 (67-70-70-71=279)2 strokes Flag of Brazil.svg Adilson da Silva, Flag of South Africa.svg Keith Horne,
Flag of the Philippines.svg Juvic Pagunsan, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Scott Vincent

Asian Development Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Jun 2014 Vascory Templer Park Championship1
(as an amateur)		−26 (67-64-67-64=262)11 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Airil Rizman
227 Feb 2016 Northport Glenmarie Championship1−19 (65-71-66-67=269)2 strokes Flag of India.svg S. Chikkarangappa
316 Apr 2016ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship2−16 (66-65-72-65=268)2 strokes Flag of Singapore.svg 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
114 Jun 2014 Vascory Templer Park Championship1
(as an amateur)		−26 (67-64-67-64=262)11 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Airil Rizman
231 Oct 2015 Danau Championship II−12 (74-67-68-67=276)4 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Shaaban Hussin
327 Feb 2016 Northport Glenmarie Championship1−19 (65-71-66-67=269)2 strokes Flag of India.svg S. Chikkarangappa
421 Sep 2016SapuraKencana National Classic−4 (68-73-71=212)Playoff Flag of Malaysia.svg Ben Leong
526 Sep 2020 MNRB Championship−13 (71-70-70-64=275)4 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Sukree Othman
626 Feb 2022 Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy−13 (71-69-67-68=275)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Danny Chia
710 Aug 2023 Corolla Cross Cup−16 (67-66-67=200)5 strokes Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicholas Fung, Flag of Malaysia.svg Paul San

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament2018
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. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gavin Green Three-Peats As An All-American". golobos.com. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Tate, Van (11 July 2016). "Former Lobo Golfer Gavin Green qualifies for the Olympics". KRQE News 13. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Chua, Jessica (12 July 2016). "The rub of the Green". The Sun Daily . Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Galven Green". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Gavin Kyle Green". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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