Gavin Green has been retrospectively suspended by the DP World Tour for three months due to a doping violation late last year.
The DP World Tour announced that Malaysian golfer Gavin Green has been suspended for three months following a doping violation detected during an end-of-season test in 2025.
Prohibited Herbal Supplements Found
According to the European Tour Group, a banned substance was found in Green’s system, which he ingested as part of a medical treatment contained in a herbal supplement. The Tour stated that Green fully cooperated with the DP World Tour and did not intentionally take the substance. However, DP World Tour’s anti-doping rules still apply, leading to his suspension.
Gavin Green Receives Retrospective Suspension
Green’s three-month suspension is retrospective, effective from December 5, 2025. He will be eligible to return to play at the DP World Tour’s Joburg Open starting March 5, 2026. Additionally, Green was retrospectively disqualified from the 2025 Danish Golf Championship, where the doping test was conducted.
The European Tour Group confirmed they would not comment further on the suspension and that Green has accepted the ban.
First Malaysian to Win Asian Tour Order of Merit
After a successful amateur career in Asia, Green turned professional in 2015 and has achieved notable results. His greatest successes came in 2017 on the Asian Tour when he won the Order of Merit, becoming the first Malaysian ever to do so. On the DP World Tour, Green has secured three runner-up finishes and two third places in his career so far.