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Gavin Kyle Gabriel Green (born 28 December 1993) is a Malaysian professional golfer.
| Gavin Green | ||||||||||||
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Gavin Kyle Gabriel Green | |||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1993 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 | ||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
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.
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]
- 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]
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
| Tournament | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | T61 |
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 64 | |
| Match Play | ||
| Invitational | ||
| Champions | T38 |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Malaysia): 2012, 2014
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2018
- World Cup (representing Malaysia): 2018
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