Golf fans will get a chance to see Malaysian No 1 Gavin Green in action on home soil when he tees off in this week’s PGM Maybank ADT Championship, which starts tomorrow at Saujana Golf & Country Club.
The 26-year-old, who is the ASEAN ambassador of the Malaysian banking giants Maybank, will make his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) appearance in more than two years when he headlines the US$54,000 penultimate stop of the season.
Green, who has been mainly competing on the European Tour this season, is thrilled to be playing again on the Asian Tour’s secondary circuit where he had won three times, including being the first amateur winner following his victory in 2014. He secured his Asian Tour card by finishing second on the ADT Order of Merit in 2016 and impressed right away in his debut season, bagging a title and three runner-up finishes to be crowned the 2017 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion.
“It will certainly bring back some good memories, the ADT was where it all started for me after I turned pro in 2015. I’m happy to be able to play this week. It’s a great circuit and very competitive too,” said Green, who has also signed up for next month’s season-ending Thailand Masters on the Asian Tour.
The world No. 243 Green is also eyeing the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points at stake in the tournament to boost his position whilst doing his part for Maybank.
“I will certainly not say no to the ranking points.However, more importantly, this is the Maybank leg of the ADT and it’s a good opportunity for me as their ASEAN ambassador to play in this event.
“It will be nice to do well as this will definitely help in preparing for the Maybank Championship next year. I like this (Palm) course and I had a lot of good memories playing here,” said Green.
The local contingent also includes newly-wed Nicholas Fung and Ben Leong, both winners on the Asian Tour. They will battle for the US$9,529 top prize with the likes of Japanese duo Naoki Sekito, the current ADT order of Merit leader, and last year’s champion Shinichi Mizuno, as well as the other top performers of the season such as Thailand’s Pannakorn Uthaipas, England’s Steve Lewton and American Trevor Simsby.
