Gavin Green, a Malaysian professional who has played on the DP World Tour since 2010 and is a three-time Olympian, has been suspended for three months by the European Tour Group for a breach of its anti-doping policy.
Green had tested positive for a banned substance found in an herbal supplement available in Asia, according to a statement by the European Tour Group, the body that oversees the DP World Tour. Green had taken it, the statement said, as a therapeutic treatment to treat a medical condition, and the test was conducted in August at the Danish Golf Championship.
The positive test retroactively disqualified Green from that event, where he tied for 40th. His suspension, the European Tour Group said, began on December 5 and he is eligible to return on March 6.
Green turned professional in 2015 after an amateur career that included more than 20 wins and playing at the University of New Mexico. In 2017, he became the first Malaysian to top the points standings during the Asian Tour season, and he has played in 221 DP World Tour events and won over $4 million in cashes. Last year, he played in 30 tournaments, made 14 cuts and finished 142nd in the points standings, giving him conditional status on the DP World Tour.
The 32-year-old is also one of only four players play in three Olympic golf tournaments since the games brought golf back in 2016. In those games, in Rio, Green finished 47th, then in 2021 in Tokyo, Green tied for 57th and in 2024 in Paris, Green was ranked 33rd.
Below is the full statement from the European Tour Group:
The European Tour Group announced today that Gavin Green has received a three-month suspension for breaching its anti-doping policy.
Green tested positive for a banned substance contained in an herbal supplement available in Asia that he took as a therapeutic treatment to treat a medical condition.
His suspension began retroactively from 5 December 2025, meaning he is eligible to return to competition on 5 March 2026. He is also retroactively disqualified from the 2025 Danish Golf Championship, the tournament where the doping control test was carried out.
Green has cooperated fully with the Tour throughout the process and accepted the suspension.
The Tour will have no further comment on the suspension at this time.
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