Dean Muratore

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Dix Hills, N.Y.
High School:
St. Anthony's High School

Pronunciation
• Last Name: "my'oor-ah-taw-ree”

Season: 2025-26
• Played and started in two events
• Helped U-M to two top-five finishes, with one top-three finish
• Recorded two individual top-10 finishes, with one top-five finish
   • Recorded a career-best fifth place at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 14-16) (70-69-69/208, -8)
       • Tied for fifth with teammate RJ Arone
• Has a scoring average of 69.67
   • Shot a career-best 65 (-7) in the third round of the Island Resort Intercollegiate (Aug. 31-Sept. 1)
• Has five sub par rounds, with three sub-70 rounds
• Averaging a 54-hole total 209.00
   • Shot career-low 210 (70-75-65, -6) at the Island Resort Intercollegiate

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 season-low 67 (-2) at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10)
• Tallied two sub-par 54-hole totals, averaging 219.55 per event
   • Shot a season-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
2025-26	2	2	6	418	69.67	65 (-7)	-	210 (-6)	-	1	1	1	5	0	0-0-0
Career	14	13	41	2975	72.56	65 (-7)	142 (-2)	210 (-6)	-	1	3	5	14	6	0-0-0