Gavin Green

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

Gavin Green
Personal information
Full name	Gavin Kyle Gabriel Green
Born	(1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 31) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	Malaysia
Career
College	University of New Mexico
Turned professional	2015
Current tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	Asian Development Tour Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	1
Other	8
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 2013 Myanmar Individual 2013 Myanmar Men'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, 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)

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	Adilson da Silva, Keith Horne, Juvic Pagunsan, 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	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

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	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

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

Tournament	2017	2018
Championship		64
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	T38

  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Malaysia): 2012, 2014

Professional

• EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018
• World Cup (representing Malaysia): 2018