Juvic Pagunsan

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.

Juvic Pagunsan
Personal information
Born (1978-05-11) 11 May 1978
Manila, Philippines
Nationality Philippines
Career
Turned professional2006
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT72: 2012
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Order of Merit
2011

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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Barclays Singapore Open Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 201220132014
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

Tournament2012
Match Play
Championship T35
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  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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