KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Gavin Kyle Green hopes to make his maiden trip to Australia a memorable one by putting up a strong showing with compatriot Ben Leong at the ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf starting Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Gavin Kyle Green will make his third straight appearance at the US$7 million CIMB Classic next week after earning an invite as the top-ranked Malaysian on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).
KUALA LUMPUR: Ben Leong feels honoured and humbled after being selected by reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Gavin Green as his partner for the ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf from November 22 to 25.
KUALA LUMPUR: Gavin Kyle Green has earned the last and final spot in the ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf later this year after being announced as one of the first 28 players by tournament officials.
KUALA LUMPUR: Gavin Kyle Green claimed the best finish of his young career on European soil with a second runner-up finish at the D+D Real Czech Masters on Sunday.
Gavin Kyle Green walked away from the biggest moment of his young career as coolly as he approached it, steadily negotiating the unaccustomed vagaries of links golf and the entirely new experience of competing in a Major championship.
Gavin Kyle Green’s steady progress as he adapts to the unaccustomed vagaries of links golf, and the entirely new experience of competing in a Major, was much in evidence during round three of The Open Championship.
A two-over par 73 in the second round of The Open Championship, added to his first day 72, means that Gavin Green of Malaysia was the last player to make the cut in this year’s third Major. It means he will be at Carnoustie for the weekend in his first ever Open.
Gavin Green has had a rollercoaster first round in the 147th Open Championship, from Carnoustie, finishing with a one-over par 72.
I was able to catch up with Gavin Green once again on Wednesday – this time after he completed a nine-hole practice on Carnoustie’s tough back nine.
