Juvic Pagunsan

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Juvic Pagunsan
Personal information
Born (1978-05-11) 11 May 1978 (age 45)
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)

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

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.

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