Danny Balin

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Danny Balin
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Personal information
Full nameDaniel Balin
Born (1982-04-09) April 9, 1982 (age 42)
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Penn State University
Turned professional2005
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Professional wins9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
U.S. Open CUT: 2020
The Open Championship DNP

Danny Balin (born April 9, 1982) [1] is an American professional golfer.

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Balin is a six-time PGA of America Metropolitan Section Player of the Year (2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021), [2] and the 2012, 2013 and 2021 New York State Open champion. [3]

Balin has played in nine major championships [4] including the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 PGA Championships. In the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club, Michael O'Keefe, who played Danny Noonan in the movie Caddyshack, caddied for Balin in the practice rounds. [5]

Balin played three seasons on PGA Tour Latinoamérica and won the 2015 Guatemala Stella Artois Open. [4]

Originally from Rockville, Maryland, Balin currently resides in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and daughter, and is the head golf professional at Fresh Meadow Country Club.

Balin at the 2010 PGA Championship Danny Balin at 2010 PGA Championship.jpg
Balin at the 2010 PGA Championship

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
124 May 2015 Guatemala Stella Artois Open −15 (70-65-66=201)*4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Eric Dugas

*Note: The 2015 Guatemala Stella Artois Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Other wins (8)

Results in major championships

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
U.S. Open
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
Tournament201920202021
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Balin never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Danny Balin". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Metropolitan Section PGA - Player of the Year Award". PGA – Metropolitan Section. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Dougherty, Mike (July 19, 2021). "Local golf leaderboard: Danny Balin celebrates another state open win". Rockland/Westchester Journal News.
  4. 1 2 "Daniel Balin – profile". PGA Tour.
  5. ↑ Willis, Jeremy (September 14, 2020). "Noonan! 'Caddyshack' actor back on the course caddying for U.S. Open practice round". ESPN.


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