Juvic Pagunsan

Professional golfer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroProfessional golfer
PlacesPhilippines
isAthlete Golfer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth11 May 1978, Manila
Age46 years
Star signTaurus
The details

Biography

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. 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 (5)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
128 Oct 2007Pertamina Indonesia President Invitational–19 (66-67-71-65=269)1 stroke Gaganjeet Bhullar

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

  • 2010 Bali Open
  • 2015 Aboitiz Invitational

Other wins (2)

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

Results in major championships

Tournament201220132014
Masters TournamentDNPDNPDNP
U.S. OpenDNPDNPDNP
The Open ChampionshipT72DNPCUT
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPDNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing the Philippines): 2000, 2002, 2004

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