Gavin Green, a Malaysian professional who has competed in DP World Tour events since 2010 and is a three-time Olympian, has been suspended for three months by the European Tour Group for violating its anti-doping policy.
Vegetable had tested positive for a banned substance found in an herbal supplement available in Asia, according to a statement of the European Tour Group, the body that oversees the DP World Tour. Green had conceived it, the statement said, as a therapeutic treatment to treat a medical condition, and the test was conducted in August during the Danish Golf Championship.
The positive test retroactively disqualified Green from that event, where he finished in 40th place. His suspension took effect on December 5, according to the European Tour Group, and he is eligible to return on March 6.
Vegetable turned pro in 2015 after an amateur career that included more than 20 wins and games at the University of New Mexico. In 2017, he became the first Malaysian to top the Asian Tour points standings, playing in 221 DP World Tour events and earning more than $4 million in prize money. Last year he played in 30 tournaments, made 14 cuts and finished 142nd in the points standings, earning conditional status on the DP World Tour.
The 32-year-old is also one of only four players playing in the three Olympic golf tournaments since the games brought golf back in 2016. At those games, Green finished 47th in Rio, in 2021 in Tokyo, Green finished in 57th place, and in 2024 in Paris, Green finished in 33rd place.
Below is the full statement from the European Tour Group:
The European Tour Group today announced that Gavin Green has been handed a three-month ban for anti-doping violations.
Green tested positive for a banned substance in an herbal supplement, available in Asia, that he was using as a therapeutic treatment to treat a medical condition.
His suspension was retroactive to December 5, 2025, meaning he will be eligible to return to competition on March 5, 2026. He has also been retroactively disqualified from the 2025 Danish Golf Championship, the tournament where the doping control test was conducted.
Green has fully cooperated with the Tour throughout the process and accepted the suspension.
The Tour does not wish to comment further on the suspension at this time.
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