2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
Muratore, Dean

Dean Muratore
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dix Hills, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Anthony's High School
Bio
Pronunciation
• Last Name: "my'oor-ah-taw-ree”
Season: 2024-25
• Played in 12 events: with 11 starts
• Made collegiate debut, and first start, at Island Resort Intercollegiate; finished 75th (235)
• Helped U-M to seven top-five finishes in 12 events, with four top-three finishes
• Helped U-M in its repeat as team champions at the Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29)
• Recorded four top-15 and two top-10 individual finishes
• Recorded a career-best tie for seventh place finish at the Virtues Intercollegiate (73-69/142, -2)
• Event shortened to 36-holes due to weather
• Finished season with a 73.06 scoring average
• Second lowest freshman average in program history
• Recorded 18 of 35 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded nine sub-par rounds, with six sub-70 rounds
• Shot a career-low 67 (-2) at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10)
• Tallied two sub-par 54-hole totals, averaging 219.55 per event
• Shot a career-low 213, -3 (72-72-69) at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 9-11)
• Tallied a career-low 36-hole total of 142, -2 (73-69) at the Virtues Intercollegiate
Prep & Junior Career
• Prepped at St. Anthony's High School
• NSCHSAA Champion (2023) and runner-up (2022)
• NSCHSAA Player of the Year (2023) and runner-up (2021 & 2022)
• (3x), All-NSCHSAA League (2021, '22, '23)
• (2x), St. Anthony's MVP (2022 & 2023)
• Newsday Player of the Year (2023) and All-Long Island Team (2021, '22, '23)
• New York State Federation Cup from Bethpage Black, t-3rd (2022) and t-8th (2023)
• Prep 2023: NSCHSAA medalist (68, -3; school record), led league in scoring (33.6; per nine holes), set school record (30; -5 per nine holes), co-league champions (9-1), runner-up at league champions and tied for eighth (79) at New York State Federation Cup.
• Summer 2023: Runner-up (70-69-71/210, -3) at the New York Junior Amateur Championship; tied for runner-up (72) at Long Island Junior Championship; Future Series: tied for third at Bethpage Green (70-68/138, -6) and at Bethpage Blue (71, -1), tied for 11th at Eisenhower White (71-78/149); tied for seventh at Carter Cup (74-74/148); tied for 10th at Michael Hebron Championship (75-74/149), US Junior Amateur 2023 Alternate, qualified for The Met Open and MGA Pub Links Championship.
• Summer 2022: Medalist US Junior Amateur Qualifier (65, -7), US Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes, missed cut (78-81/159); Future Series: medalist at Eisenhower Red (66-73/139, -7), tied for eighth at Bethpage Blue (78-73/151) and tied for 15th at Eisenhower White (72-86/158); tied for fourth at New York City Championship (72-71/143, -1); tied for eighth at Connecticut PGA Foundation Junior Open (74-71/145); tied for twelfth at AJGA Delaware; qualified for IKE MGA Amateur and finished T44th (missed cut by 1 stroke).
• Summer 2021: Met PGA Junior Tour Player of the Year. Medalist Met PGA Junior Future Series - October 2021 (-8 Under Par & +1) - Low Tournament Round of 64, Northeast Swing Junior Invitational - Runner-Up, Met PGA Junior NYC Championship Runner-Up (even par both days), MGA Boys Championship – Quarterfinalist
Personal
• Hometown: Dix Hills, New York
• Prep Schooling: St. Anthony's High School
• Enrolled in U-M's College of Literature, Science, and Arts
• Major: Undecided
Notables
• The youngest of three kids, older siblings, Veronica and Mark.
• Started playing golf at the age of five, he also played travel soccer, baseball, and lacrosse
• A standout soccer player, he was selected to play on the US Soccer Development Academy.
• Helped St. Anthony's win back-to-back league titles (2022 and 2023)
• Score the game-winning goal (header) in 2OTs in the 2023 NSCHSAA championship game; earned MVP honors
• Last Name: "my'oor-ah-taw-ree”
Season: 2024-25
• Played in 12 events: with 11 starts
• Made collegiate debut, and first start, at Island Resort Intercollegiate; finished 75th (235)
• Helped U-M to seven top-five finishes in 12 events, with four top-three finishes
• Helped U-M in its repeat as team champions at the Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29)
• Recorded four top-15 and two top-10 individual finishes
• Recorded a career-best tie for seventh place finish at the Virtues Intercollegiate (73-69/142, -2)
• Event shortened to 36-holes due to weather
• Finished season with a 73.06 scoring average
• Second lowest freshman average in program history
• Recorded 18 of 35 rounds at 72 or better
• Recorded nine sub-par rounds, with six sub-70 rounds
• Shot a career-low 67 (-2) at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10)
• Tallied two sub-par 54-hole totals, averaging 219.55 per event
• Shot a career-low 213, -3 (72-72-69) at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate (Feb. 9-11)
• Tallied a career-low 36-hole total of 142, -2 (73-69) at the Virtues Intercollegiate
Prep & Junior Career
• Prepped at St. Anthony's High School
• NSCHSAA Champion (2023) and runner-up (2022)
• NSCHSAA Player of the Year (2023) and runner-up (2021 & 2022)
• (3x), All-NSCHSAA League (2021, '22, '23)
• (2x), St. Anthony's MVP (2022 & 2023)
• Newsday Player of the Year (2023) and All-Long Island Team (2021, '22, '23)
• New York State Federation Cup from Bethpage Black, t-3rd (2022) and t-8th (2023)
• Prep 2023: NSCHSAA medalist (68, -3; school record), led league in scoring (33.6; per nine holes), set school record (30; -5 per nine holes), co-league champions (9-1), runner-up at league champions and tied for eighth (79) at New York State Federation Cup.
• Summer 2023: Runner-up (70-69-71/210, -3) at the New York Junior Amateur Championship; tied for runner-up (72) at Long Island Junior Championship; Future Series: tied for third at Bethpage Green (70-68/138, -6) and at Bethpage Blue (71, -1), tied for 11th at Eisenhower White (71-78/149); tied for seventh at Carter Cup (74-74/148); tied for 10th at Michael Hebron Championship (75-74/149), US Junior Amateur 2023 Alternate, qualified for The Met Open and MGA Pub Links Championship.
• Summer 2022: Medalist US Junior Amateur Qualifier (65, -7), US Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes, missed cut (78-81/159); Future Series: medalist at Eisenhower Red (66-73/139, -7), tied for eighth at Bethpage Blue (78-73/151) and tied for 15th at Eisenhower White (72-86/158); tied for fourth at New York City Championship (72-71/143, -1); tied for eighth at Connecticut PGA Foundation Junior Open (74-71/145); tied for twelfth at AJGA Delaware; qualified for IKE MGA Amateur and finished T44th (missed cut by 1 stroke).
• Summer 2021: Met PGA Junior Tour Player of the Year. Medalist Met PGA Junior Future Series - October 2021 (-8 Under Par & +1) - Low Tournament Round of 64, Northeast Swing Junior Invitational - Runner-Up, Met PGA Junior NYC Championship Runner-Up (even par both days), MGA Boys Championship – Quarterfinalist
Personal
• Hometown: Dix Hills, New York
• Prep Schooling: St. Anthony's High School
• Enrolled in U-M's College of Literature, Science, and Arts
• Major: Undecided
Notables
• The youngest of three kids, older siblings, Veronica and Mark.
• Started playing golf at the age of five, he also played travel soccer, baseball, and lacrosse
• A standout soccer player, he was selected to play on the US Soccer Development Academy.
• Helped St. Anthony's win back-to-back league titles (2022 and 2023)
• Score the game-winning goal (header) in 2OTs in the 2023 NSCHSAA championship game; earned MVP honors
Season | Events | Starts | Rounds | Total | Avg. | 18 | 36 | 54 | 72 | T-5 | T-10 | T-20 | Sub-Par | Par | MP |
2024-25 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 2557 | 73.06 | 67 (-2) | 142 (-2) | 213 (-3) | - | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
Career | 12 | 11 | 35 | 2557 | 73.06 | 67 (-2) | 142 (-2) | 213 (-3) | - | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0-0-0 |
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