Juvic Pagunsan

Juvic Pagunsan
Personal information
Born (1978-05-11) 11 May 1978 (age 46)
Manila, Philippines
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sporting nationality Philippines
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Former tour(s)ASEAN PGA Tour
Philippine Golf Tour
Professional wins25
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Asian Tour1
Other22
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT72: 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 – first place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Manila Individual
Gold medal – first place 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.

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

  • 2001 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games
  • 2005 Manila SEA Games individual and team, Philippine Amateur, Thailand Amateur, Malaysian Amateur Open

Professional wins (25)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 30 May 2021 Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open −17 (66-65-68=199)* 3 strokes Japan Ryutaro Nagano
2 21 May 2023 Golf Partner Pro-Am Tournament −23 (64-63-64-66=257) 2 strokes Japan Taihei Sato, Japan Taiga Semikawa

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

Asian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 28 Oct 2007 Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational −19 (66-67-71-65=269) 1 stroke India Gaganjeet Bhullar

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 Barclays Singapore Open Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 6 Nov 2010 Bali Open −15 (72-67-68-66=273) 11 strokes Sweden Jarmo Sandelin
2 8 Aug 2015 Aboitiz Invitational1 −20 (69-62-68-65=264) 8 strokes Thailand Nirun Sae-ueng, Philippines Angelo Que,
Thailand Pijit Petchkasem

1Co-sanctioned by the Philippine Golf Tour

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 5 Jun 2010 Mercedes-Benz Masters Thailand −19 (66-65-65-65=261) 7 strokes Thailand Udorn Duangdecha

Philippine Golf Tour wins (16)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 3 Jul 2009 Apo Classic −10 (66-69-71=206) 6 strokes Philippines Jerome Delariarte, Philippines Artemio Murakami
2 9 Dec 2009 ICTSI Canlubang Invitational −9 (68-68-71=207) 3 strokes Philippines Angelo Que, Philippines Elmer Salvador
3 21 May 2010 ICTSI Riviera Classic −8 (70-69-69=208) 6 strokes Philippines Richard Sinfuego, Philippines Danny Zarate
4 16 Jul 2010 ICTSI Apo Invitational (2) −8 (69-69-70=208) 4 strokes Philippines Ferdie Aunzo, Philippines Elmer Saban
5 1 Apr 2011 ICTSI Royal Northwoods Championship −11 (66-70-69=205) 1 stroke Philippines Jay Bayron
6 20 May 2011 ICTSI Orchard Championship −15 (69-69-63=201) 5 strokes Philippines Elmer Salvador
7 3 Jun 2011 ICTSI Eastridge Classic −9 (71-66-67=204) 1 stroke Philippines Marvin Dumandan, Philippines Artemio Murakami
8 12 Aug 2011 ICTSI Apo Invitational (3) −14 (66-66-70=202) 4 strokes Philippines Elmer Salvador
9 29 Jan 2012 TCC Invitational −3 (70-69-69-69=277) 4 strokes Philippines Elmer Salvador
10 8 Aug 2015 Aboitiz Invitational1 −20 (69-62-68-65=264) 8 strokes Thailand Nirun Sae-ueng, Philippines Angelo Que,
Thailand Pijit Petchkasem
11 18 Aug 2018 ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic −9 (69-70-65-67=271) Playoff Philippines Jobim Carlos
12 15 Jun 2019 ICTSI Bacolod Challenge −20 (68-65-63-64=260) 7 strokes Philippines Rufino Bayron
13 22 Jun 2019 ICTSI Negros Occidental Classic (2) −11 (66-66-68-69=269) 4 strokes Philippines James Ryan Lam
14 29 Jun 2019 ICTSI Iloilo Challenge −8 (69-68-68-67=272) Playoff Philippines Michael Bibat
15 10 Aug 2019 ICTSI Riviera Classic (2) −7 (68-72-67-70=277) 8 strokes Philippines Antonio Lascuña
16 7 Oct 2022 ICTSI Rivieria Championship (3) +5 (75-71-72-71=289) Playoff Philippines Antonio Lascuña

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Development Tour

PGT Asia wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 30 Mar 2019
(2018 season) 		ICTSI Riviera Challenge −6 (71-71-66-70=278) 7 strokes Philippines Angelo Que
2 26 Oct 2019 ICTSI Summit Point World 18 Challenge −18 (71-64-64-71=270) Playoff Philippines Antonio Lascuña

Other wins (2)

  • 2006 The Country Club Invitational (Philippines)
  • 2007 Negeri Masters (Malaysia)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 Barclays Singapore Open Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2012 2013 2014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T72 CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2012
Match Play
Championship T35
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Pagunsan, Juvic". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Pagunsan wins Maiden victory at Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  3. ^ Stafford, Ali (30 May 2021). "The 149th Open: Juvic Pagunsan wins Mizuno Open, carrying only 11 clubs, to secure major place". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Juvic Pagunsan". Japan Golf Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "IGF Rankings" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2021.