VIRGINIA WATER, England — Malaysian golfer Gavin Green has received a three-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance, the European tour said Tuesday.
Green breached its anti-doping policy when taking a herbal supplement available in Asia as therapeutic treatment for an undisclosed medical condition, the tour said.
Green, who is ranked No. 554, is eligible to return to competition on March 5; his ban is retroactive to Dec. 5.
The tour said Green took the doping control test in August at the Danish Golf Championship, where he finished in a tie for 40th. He has been disqualified retrospectively from that event.
“”Green has cooperated fully with the tour throughout the process and accepted the suspension,” the European tour said in a statement.
Green, 32, turned pro in 2015 and has yet to win a tournament on the European tour. His last appearance was at the Genesis Championship in South Korea in October.
