Juvic Pagunsan

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Juvic Pagunsan
Personal information
Born (1978-05-11) 11 May 1978 (age 45)
Manila, Philippines
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s) ASEAN PGA Tour
Professional wins25
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Asian Tour1
Other22
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T72: 2012
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year
2006
ASEAN PGA Tour
Order of Merit winner
2010
Philippine Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner
2011, 2019
Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner
2011
Asian Tour
Players' Player of the Year
2011
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Manila Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Manila Men's team

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.

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Amateur career

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.

Professional career

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]

Amateur highlights

Professional wins (25)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
130 May 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −17 (66-65-68=199)*3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Ryutaro Nagano
221 May 2023 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament −23 (64-63-64-66=257)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Taihei Sato, Flag of Japan.svg Taiga Semikawa

*Note: The 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
128 Oct 2007 Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational −19 (66-67-71-65=269)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Barclays Singapore Open Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
16 Nov 2010 Bali Open−15 (72-67-68-66=273)11 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin
28 Aug 2015 Aboitiz Invitational1−20 (69-62-68-65=264)8 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Nirun Sae-ueng, Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que,
Flag of Thailand.svg Pijit Petchkasem

1Co-sanctioned by the Philippine Golf Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
15 Jun 2010 Mercedes-Benz Masters Thailand−19 (66-65-65-65=261)7 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Udorn Duangdecha

Philippine Golf Tour wins (16)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
13 Jul 2009 Apo Classic−10 (66-69-71=206)6 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Jerome Delariarte, Flag of the Philippines.svg Artemio Murakami
29 Dec 2009ICTSI Canlubang Invitational−9 (68-68-71=207)3 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que, Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Salvador
321 May 2010 ICTSI Riviera Classic−8 (70-69-69=208)6 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Richard Sinfuego, Flag of the Philippines.svg Danny Zarate
416 Jul 2010ICTSI Apo Invitational (2)−8 (69-69-70=208)4 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Ferdie Aunzo, Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Saban
51 Apr 2011 ICTSI Royal Northwoods Championship−11 (66-70-69=205)1 stroke Flag of the Philippines.svg Jay Bayron
620 May 2011ICTSI Orchard Championship−15 (69-69-63=201)5 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Salvador
73 Jun 2011ICTSI Eastridge Classic−9 (71-66-67=204)1 stroke Flag of the Philippines.svg Marvin Dumandan, Flag of the Philippines.svg Artemio Murakami
812 Aug 2011ICTSI Apo Invitational (3)−14 (66-66-70=202)4 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Salvador
929 Jan 2012 TCC Invitational−3 (70-69-69-69=277)4 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Elmer Salvador
108 Aug 2015 Aboitiz Invitational1−20 (69-62-68-65=264)8 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Nirun Sae-ueng, Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que,
Flag of Thailand.svg Pijit Petchkasem
1118 Aug 2018 ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic−9 (69-70-65-67=271)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Jobim Carlos
1215 Jun 2019 ICTSI Bacolod Challenge−20 (68-65-63-64=260)7 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Rufino Bayron
1322 Jun 2019ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic (2)−11 (66-66-68-69=269)4 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg James Ryan Lam
1429 Jun 2019ICTSI Iloilo Challenge−8 (69-68-68-67=272)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Michael Bibat
1510 Aug 2019ICTSI Riviera Classic (2)−7 (68-72-67-70=277)8 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Lascuña
167 Oct 2022 ICTSI Rivieria Championship (3)+5 (75-71-72-71=289)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Lascuña

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

PGT Asia wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
130 Mar 2019
(2018 season)
ICTSI Riviera Challenge−6 (71-71-66-70=278)7 strokes Flag of the Philippines.svg Angelo Que
226 Oct 2019 ICTSI Summit Point World 18 Challenge−18 (71-64-64-71=270)Playoff Flag of the Philippines.svg Antonio Lascuña

Other wins (2)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Barclays Singapore Open Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament201220132014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T72CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2012
Match Play
Championship T35
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

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  2. "Pagunsan wins Maiden victory at Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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