Juvic Pagunsan | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Manila, Philippines | 11 May 1978||||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Sporting nationality | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||||||||
Turned professional | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour | ||||||||||||||||
Former tour(s) | ASEAN PGA Tour | ||||||||||||||||
Professional wins | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||||
Japan Golf Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Asian Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Other | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Best results in major championships | |||||||||||||||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
The Open Championship | T72: 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Juvic Pagunsan (born 11 May 1978) [1] is a Filipino professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour. He won the 2007 Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational on the Asian Tour and the 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open on the Japan Golf Tour.
Pagunsan had an illustrious amateur career with numerous victories that included the 2005 Philippine, Thailand and Malaysian Amateurs.
Pagunsan nearly won the 2004 Philippine Open as an amateur. He was a co-leader going into the final round, but settled for second place, three strokes behind the winner.
Pagunsan turned professional in 2006 at the age of 27 and immediately qualified for the Asian Tour. He had 4 top-10s in his rookie season, and he made over $290,000 in earnings. This remains his most successful season on Tour financially. He had two wins on smaller venues in Asia in 2006 and 2007.
In 2007, Pagunsan won his first title on the Asian Tour at the Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational, where he finished birdie-eagle to defeat India's Gaganjeet Bhullar by a slim margin. [2] He did not win an event in 2008, but had three top-10s including a second-place finish to Mo Joong-kyung at the Singha Thailand PGA Championship. In 2011, Pagunsan won the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Since 2012 Pagunsan has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. His first win on the tour came at the 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open, [3] having previously had a number of runner-up finishes, including the 2012 Japan Open Golf Championship, the 2013 and 2014 Indonesia PGA Championship, the 2014 Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open, the 2017 SMBC Singapore Open, the 2019 Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup and the 2021 Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf. [4]
Pagunsan qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by making it to the Top 60 of the International Golf Federation Rankings. [5]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 30 May 2021 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −17 (66-65-68=199)* | 3 strokes | Ryutaro Nagano |
2 | 21 May 2023 | Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament | −23 (64-63-64-66=257) | 2 strokes | Taihei Sato, Taiga Semikawa |
*Note: The 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 28 Oct 2007 | Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational | −19 (66-67-71-65=269) | 1 stroke | Gaganjeet Bhullar |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2011 | Barclays Singapore Open | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 6 Nov 2010 | Bali Open | −15 (72-67-68-66=273) | 11 strokes | Jarmo Sandelin |
2 | 8 Aug 2015 | Aboitiz Invitational1 | −20 (69-62-68-65=264) | 8 strokes | Nirun Sae-ueng, Angelo Que, Pijit Petchkasem |
1Co-sanctioned by the Philippine Golf Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 5 Jun 2010 | Mercedes-Benz Masters Thailand | −19 (66-65-65-65=261) | 7 strokes | Udorn Duangdecha |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 3 Jul 2009 | Apo Classic | −10 (66-69-71=206) | 6 strokes | Jerome Delariarte, Artemio Murakami |
2 | 9 Dec 2009 | ICTSI Canlubang Invitational | −9 (68-68-71=207) | 3 strokes | Angelo Que, Elmer Salvador |
3 | 21 May 2010 | ICTSI Riviera Classic | −8 (70-69-69=208) | 6 strokes | Richard Sinfuego, Danny Zarate |
4 | 16 Jul 2010 | ICTSI Apo Invitational (2) | −8 (69-69-70=208) | 4 strokes | Ferdie Aunzo, Elmer Saban |
5 | 1 Apr 2011 | ICTSI Royal Northwoods Championship | −11 (66-70-69=205) | 1 stroke | Jay Bayron |
6 | 20 May 2011 | ICTSI Orchard Championship | −15 (69-69-63=201) | 5 strokes | Elmer Salvador |
7 | 3 Jun 2011 | ICTSI Eastridge Classic | −9 (71-66-67=204) | 1 stroke | Marvin Dumandan, Artemio Murakami |
8 | 12 Aug 2011 | ICTSI Apo Invitational (3) | −14 (66-66-70=202) | 4 strokes | Elmer Salvador |
9 | 29 Jan 2012 | TCC Invitational | −3 (70-69-69-69=277) | 4 strokes | Elmer Salvador |
10 | 8 Aug 2015 | Aboitiz Invitational1 | −20 (69-62-68-65=264) | 8 strokes | Nirun Sae-ueng, Angelo Que, Pijit Petchkasem |
11 | 18 Aug 2018 | ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic | −9 (69-70-65-67=271) | Playoff | Jobim Carlos |
12 | 15 Jun 2019 | ICTSI Bacolod Challenge | −20 (68-65-63-64=260) | 7 strokes | Rufino Bayron |
13 | 22 Jun 2019 | ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic (2) | −11 (66-66-68-69=269) | 4 strokes | James Ryan Lam |
14 | 29 Jun 2019 | ICTSI Iloilo Challenge | −8 (69-68-68-67=272) | Playoff | Michael Bibat |
15 | 10 Aug 2019 | ICTSI Riviera Classic (2) | −7 (68-72-67-70=277) | 8 strokes | Antonio Lascuña |
16 | 7 Oct 2022 | ICTSI Rivieria Championship (3) | +5 (75-71-72-71=289) | Playoff | Antonio Lascuña |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 30 Mar 2019 (2018 season) | ICTSI Riviera Challenge | −6 (71-71-66-70=278) | 7 strokes | Angelo Que |
2 | 26 Oct 2019 | ICTSI Summit Point World 18 Challenge | −18 (71-64-64-71=270) | Playoff | Antonio Lascuña |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2011 | Barclays Singapore Open | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Masters Tournament | |||
U.S. Open | |||
The Open Championship | T72 | CUT | |
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | 2012 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | T35 |
Invitational | |
Champions |
"T" = Tied
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