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.

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.

[4] Pagunsan qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by making it to the Top 60 of the International Golf Federation Rankings.