Gavin Green has been retroactively suspended by the DP World Tour for three months due to a doping violation 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 Herbal Supplement Found
According to the European Tour Group, Gavin Green tested positive for a banned substance found in an herbal supplement taken as part of a medical treatment. The Tour stated that Green fully cooperated with the DP World Tour and did not intentionally take the substance. However, the DP World Tour’s anti-doping rules apply, resulting in his suspension.
Retroactive Three-Month Suspension
Green’s retroactive three-month suspension started on December 5, 2025. He will be eligible to compete again starting from the Joburg Open of the DP World Tour on March 5, 2026. Additionally, he was disqualified retrospectively from the 2025 Danish Golf Championship, the event during which the doping test was conducted.
The European Tour Group announced that they will not comment further on the suspension and confirmed that Green has accepted the sanction.
First Malaysian to Win Asian Tour Order of Merit
After several successful years as an amateur in Asia, Green turned professional in 2015 and has achieved notable results. His career highlight came in 2017 on the Asian Tour when he won the Order of Merit, becoming the first Malaysian to do so. On the DP World Tour, he has earned three second-place and two third-place finishes so far.