19 Things You Didn't Know About Gavin Green
Get to know Mayalsian professional Gavin Green a little better
Get to know Mayalsian professional Gavin Green a little better
20 Things You Didn't Know About Gavin Green
1. Green was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. He has Irish, Chinese and Portuguese descent
3. He started playing golf aged 7 when his dad Gary took him to the driving range
4. His home club is Monterez Golf & Country Club to the west of Kuala Lumpur
5. He played in the 2007 Johor Open in Malaysia on the Asian Tour at the age of 13 and made the cut in the event the following year
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6. He made the cut at the 2009 Johor Open aged 15 for the second consecutive year after a second round 65
7. He had a very successful amateur career with 21 wins including many US college golf victories as well as the Malaysian Amateur Open
8. He attended the University of New Mexico where he studied Business Management. He achieved multiple All-American honours and was Mountain West Conference golfer of the year
9. He won a tournament on the Asian Development Tour by 11 strokes as an amateur in 2014
10. As an 18-year-old amateur, he played with Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els in the 2012 Johor Open
11. He turned professional in 2015 off +3
12. He won twice on the Asian Development Tour in 2016 as a pro
13. He represented Malaysia at the 2016 Olympic Games
14. He has a tattoo of the Olympic Rings on his right arm
15. His biggest win came in 2017 on the Asian Tour at the Taiwan Masters
16. He went on to become the first Malaysian golfer to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 2017
17. He cites his interests as sports, socialising and cooking
18. His younger brother Galven is also a promising player
19. He has played TaylorMade clubs his entire professional career as well as in his amateur career
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
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