Malaysian professional golfer
Gavin Kyle Gabriel Green (born 28 December 1993) is a Malaysian professional golfer .
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
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:[ 8]
Professional wins (9)
Asian Tour wins (1)
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
Airil Rizman
2
27 Feb 2016
Northport Glenmarie Championship1
−19 (65-71-66-67=269)
2 strokes
S. Chikkarangappa
3
16 Apr 2016
ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship2
−16 (66-65-72-65=268)
2 strokes
Deng Shan Koh
1 Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
2 Co-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
Airil Rizman
2
31 Oct 2015
Danau Championship II
−12 (74-67-68-67=276)
4 strokes
Shaaban Hussin
3
27 Feb 2016
Northport Glenmarie Championship1
−19 (65-71-66-67=269)
2 strokes
S. Chikkarangappa
4
21 Sep 2016
SapuraKencana National Classic
−4 (68-73-71=212)
Playoff
Ben Leong
5
26 Sep 2020
MNRB Championship
−13 (71-70-70-64=275)
4 strokes
Sukree Othman
6
26 Feb 2022
Tun Ahmad Sarji Trophy
−13 (71-69-67-68=275)
1 stroke
Danny Chia
7
10 Aug 2023
Corolla Cross Cup
−16 (67-66-67=200)
5 strokes
Nicholas Fung , Paul San
1 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
Results in major championships
Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
Professional
References
External links