Juvic Pagunsan

Juvic Pagunsan
Juvic Pagunsan
Personal information
Born	11 May 1978 (age 46); Manila, Philippines
Sporting nationality	Philippines
Career
Turned professional	2006
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour; Asian Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	1
Other	9
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; Order of Merit
Asian Tour; Order of Merit	2011
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games

Juvic Pagunsan (born 11 May 1978) is a professional golfer from the Philippines who currently plays on the Asian Tour, where he has one victory.

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.^[1] 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. He has over $1,600,000 in career earnings on the Asian Tour.

Pagunsan is currently married with one child.

Amateur highlights

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

Professional wins (10)

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	Gaganjeet Bhullar

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2011	Barclays Singapore Open	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	Jarmo Sandelin
2	8 Aug 2015	Aboitiz Invitational	–20 (69-62-68-65=264)	8 strokes	Nirun Sae-ueng, Angelo Que, Pijit Petchkasem

Other wins (7)

2006 The Country Club Invitational (Philippines)
2007 Negeri Masters (Malaysia)
2018 ICTSI Negros Occidental Golf Challenge
2019 ICTSI Bacolod Golf Challenge, ICTSI Negros Occidental Golf Challenge, ICTSI Iloilo Golf Challenge, ICTSI Riviera Classic

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

Results in major championships

Tournament	2012	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

Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Philippines): 2000, 2002, 2004
Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners)

References

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

External links

Juvic Pagunsan at the Asian Tour official site
Juvic Pagunsan at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Juvic Pagunsan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[1] "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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