Juvic Pagunsan

Juvic Pagunsan
Juvic Pagunsan
Personal information
Born	11 May 1978 (age 46); Manila, Philippines
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; Philippine Golf 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
Asian Tour; Rookie of the Year
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

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	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.

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 Invitational¹	−20 (69-62-68-65=264)	8 strokes	Nirun Sae-ueng, Angelo Que, 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	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	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

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	Angelo Que
2	26 Oct 2019	ICTSI Summit Point World 18 Challenge	−18 (71-64-64-71=270)	Playoff	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	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, Juvic". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Pagunsan wins Maiden victory at Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
^ 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.
^ "Juvic Pagunsan". Japan Golf Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "IGF Rankings" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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, 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.

[jgt-4] "Juvic Pagunsan". Japan Golf Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Juvic-5] "IGF Rankings" (PDF). International Golf Federation. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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