Gavin Green

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

Gavin Green
Personal information
Full nameGavin Kyle Green
Born (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality Malaysia
Career
CollegeUniversity of New Mexico
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Development Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT61: 2018
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Order of Merit		2017

Amateur career

Green played college golf at the University of New Mexico where he won eight times and was a multiple-time All-American and 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.

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 plays college golf at the University of New Mexico, just like Green did before him.

Amateur wins (21)
  • 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

Source:[7]

Professional wins (4)

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 PGM Vascory Templer Park Championship
(as an amateur)		 −26 (67-64-67-64=262) 11 strokes Airil Rizman
2 27 Feb 2016 PGM Northport Glenmarie Championship −19 (65-71-66-67=269) 2 strokes S. Chikkarangappa
3 16 Apr 2016 ICTSI Manila Southwoods Championship −16 (66-65-72-65=268) 2 strokes Deng Shan Koh

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 19 July 2016.


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