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Malaysian golfer Gavin Green had three runner-up finishes in 2022.

Since moving up to the DP World Tour in 2018, Gavin Green has yet to lift another trophy and in 2022, came agonisingly close three times.

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SINGAPORE – Valentine’s Day is approaching and fittingly, Gavin Green is trying to explain heartbreak. After all, he has encountered it time and time again in a sport he has loved since he was seven.

The early stages of their relationship went smoothly. The Malaysian had a stellar amateur career, winning 21 times including many at the US collegiate level and even beat seasoned professionals at the 2014 PGM Vascory Templer Park Championship, an Asian Developement Tour (ADT) event.

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