Gavin Green has been retrospectively suspended for three months by the DP World Tour 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 at the end of the 2025 season.
Prohibited Plant-Based Supplements Detected
According to the European Tour Group, Green tested positive for a banned substance found in a plant-based supplement he took as part of medical treatment. The Tour stated that Green fully cooperated with the DP World Tour and did not intentionally ingest the substance. However, the DP World Tour’s anti-doping rules still apply, resulting in his suspension.
Gavin Green Receives Retroactive Suspension
Green’s three-month suspension is retroactive, effective from December 5, 2025. He will be eligible to compete again starting from the Joburg Open on March 5, 2026. Furthermore, he was retroactively disqualified from the 2025 Danish Golf Championship, where the doping test was conducted.
The European Tour Group stated they will not comment further on the suspension and that Green has accepted his ban.
First Malaysian to Win the Asian Tour Order of Merit
After several successful years in the Asian amateur circuit, Green turned professional in 2015 and achieved notable results. His greatest career successes came in 2017 on the Asian Tour, where he won the Order of Merit, becoming the first Malaysian golfer to do so. On the DP World Tour, he has secured three runner-up and two third-place finishes to date.