Ball State University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Golf Roster
Skylar Dean
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Olentangy Orange
- Hometown:
- Lewis Center, OH
Career Accolades Entering 2026-27 Season
2025-26 WGCA All-American Scholar
Career Low Round: 73 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 15-16, 2025) & in the second round of the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge (April 6-8, 2026)
Career Low 36-Hole Event Score: N/A
Career Low 54-Hole Event Score: 223 (75-74-74; +7) at The Nashville Invitational (March 23-24, 2026) & 223 (74-73-76; +10) at the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge (April 6-8, 2026)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 0
Career Event Wins: 0
Career Stroke Average: 76.76
2025-26 (Freshman): Earned first letter at Ball State ... appeared in six events, playing 18 total rounds ... made her collegiate debut at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 15-16), shooting +10 (226) to tie for ninth overall and help the Cardinals claim the tournament title ... turned in a career-low round of 73 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic and tied the mark in the second round of the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge (April 6-8) ... produced a career-low 54-hole score of 223 (75-74-74; +7) at The Nashville Invitational (March 23-24) and tied the mark with a 223 (74-73-76; +10) at the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge ... finished the season with a 76.72 scoring average.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Olentangy Orange High School … 2023 Ohio High School Athletic Association state runner-up, shooting a +3 (143) on the 70-par Ohio State University Gray Course … the 191st ranked player in the 2025 national signing class according to The Universal Golf Ranking … four-time First Team All-District selection and a 2023 First Team All-State honoree.
JUNIOR TOUR: In addition to her stellar high school career, Dean is a five-time winner on the GolfWeek Junior Tour … during the 2022 season, at the age of 15, she picked up a pair of victories in the 15-19 age group by winning events at the Yankee Trace Golf Club and the Darby Creek Golf Course … She shot -7 (137) to earn a seven-stroke win at Darby Creek, while taking the Yankee Trace event by three strokes at -4 (140) … first female in her class to earn GolfWeek Junior Tour Hall of Fame honors, she finished the 2022 campaign fifth in the Player of the Year race among all players aged 15-19 … Dean, who has a career-low round of -8 (64), also owns multiple AJGA Top 10 finishes, including a fourth-place fourth at 2024 AJGA Circle K Junior Championship (76-70-75) … she also tied for seventh at the AJGA Mercy Health Foundation Junior All-Star event in 2022 (74-73-73) … Dean also owns a third-place finish at 2023 Ohio Girls Junior (75-73).
2025-26 WGCA All-American Scholar
Career Low Round: 73 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 15-16, 2025) & in the second round of the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge (April 6-8, 2026)
Career Low 36-Hole Event Score: N/A
Career Low 54-Hole Event Score: 223 (75-74-74; +7) at The Nashville Invitational (March 23-24, 2026) & 223 (74-73-76; +10) at the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge (April 6-8, 2026)
Career Rounds At-Or-Below Par: 0
Career Event Wins: 0
Career Stroke Average: 76.76
2025-26 (Freshman): Earned first letter at Ball State ... appeared in six events, playing 18 total rounds ... made her collegiate debut at the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 15-16), shooting +10 (226) to tie for ninth overall and help the Cardinals claim the tournament title ... turned in a career-low round of 73 (+1) in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic and tied the mark in the second round of the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge (April 6-8) ... produced a career-low 54-hole score of 223 (75-74-74; +7) at The Nashville Invitational (March 23-24) and tied the mark with a 223 (74-73-76; +10) at the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge ... finished the season with a 76.72 scoring average.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Olentangy Orange High School … 2023 Ohio High School Athletic Association state runner-up, shooting a +3 (143) on the 70-par Ohio State University Gray Course … the 191st ranked player in the 2025 national signing class according to The Universal Golf Ranking … four-time First Team All-District selection and a 2023 First Team All-State honoree.
JUNIOR TOUR: In addition to her stellar high school career, Dean is a five-time winner on the GolfWeek Junior Tour … during the 2022 season, at the age of 15, she picked up a pair of victories in the 15-19 age group by winning events at the Yankee Trace Golf Club and the Darby Creek Golf Course … She shot -7 (137) to earn a seven-stroke win at Darby Creek, while taking the Yankee Trace event by three strokes at -4 (140) … first female in her class to earn GolfWeek Junior Tour Hall of Fame honors, she finished the 2022 campaign fifth in the Player of the Year race among all players aged 15-19 … Dean, who has a career-low round of -8 (64), also owns multiple AJGA Top 10 finishes, including a fourth-place fourth at 2024 AJGA Circle K Junior Championship (76-70-75) … she also tied for seventh at the AJGA Mercy Health Foundation Junior All-Star event in 2022 (74-73-73) … Dean also owns a third-place finish at 2023 Ohio Girls Junior (75-73).
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