University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024-25 Golf Roster
Dylan Keating
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Termonfeckin, Ireland
- High School:
- Dundalk Grammar School
- Prev School:
- Illinois
2024-25
• Recorded a 74.89 scoring average in nine rounds played during the fall.
• Appeared in the Argent Financial Classic, Trinity Forest Invitational and Everett Buick GMC Classic.
• Best finish (t27) and best 54-hole score (3-under-213) came at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
• Posted two of his three rounds of par or below at the Trinity Forest Invitational, including a career-low 68.
2023-24
• Played in 10 events during the season and recorded a 75.40 scoring average in 30 rounds
• Set career-bests in low round (69), 54-hole score (5-under-211) and finish (T7th) in the season-opening Argent Financial Classic
• Helped Louisiana claim a share of the title with back-to-back rounds of 3-under 69 to record his first career top-10 finish
• Added five rounds of par or better
• Was 2-over-218 (74-71-73) at the GMAC Invitational
• Capped off the fall season with a 3-under-216 (73-71-72) at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate
2022-23
• Enrolled at Louisiana during the Christmas break and saw action in four tournaments during the spring.
• Carded an 80.92 scoring average in 14 rounds of play.
• Made Ragin’ Cajuns debut in spring opener at The Hal Williams Collegiate finishing at 13-over-226.
• Posted low round of 3-over-74 in his first round for Louisiana.
• Competed as an individual at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate, Louisiana Classics and All-American Individual.
• Played in the No. 5 slot for Louisiana at Grand Bear Match Play.
2021-22 (at Illinois)
• Competed in eight rounds over three events, including a start at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 4-6)
• Ranked ninth on the team with a season stroke average of 76.13
• Posted a season-best finish with a tie for 51st at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, with a three-round total of 232 (+16)
• Carded his lowest 54-hole score of the season in his collegiate debut as an individual competitor at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 223 (+13) to tie for 59th
• Closed the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 3-over 73 in Round 3, his lowest single round score of the year
PREP/AMATEUR
• Ranked as the No. 24 U18 player in European Golf Rankings, including No. 2 in Ireland
• Captured victories in the U16 Irish Boys Championship (2018), the Ulster U16 Boys Championship (2018), the Munster Boys Amateur Open (2019), the Connaught U18 Boys Open (2020) and the Ulster Boys Championship (2020).
• Won the Golf Union of Ireland's U18 Order of Merit in 2020, earning the GUI's Tom Montgomery Award
PERSONAL
• The son of Gary and Valerie Keating
• Born May 31, 2002 in Dublin, Ireland
• Has a younger brother, Josh
• Majoring in Recreation, Sport & Tourism
* - Played as an individual
• Recorded a 74.89 scoring average in nine rounds played during the fall.
• Appeared in the Argent Financial Classic, Trinity Forest Invitational and Everett Buick GMC Classic.
• Best finish (t27) and best 54-hole score (3-under-213) came at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
• Posted two of his three rounds of par or below at the Trinity Forest Invitational, including a career-low 68.
2023-24
• Played in 10 events during the season and recorded a 75.40 scoring average in 30 rounds
• Set career-bests in low round (69), 54-hole score (5-under-211) and finish (T7th) in the season-opening Argent Financial Classic
• Helped Louisiana claim a share of the title with back-to-back rounds of 3-under 69 to record his first career top-10 finish
• Added five rounds of par or better
• Was 2-over-218 (74-71-73) at the GMAC Invitational
• Capped off the fall season with a 3-under-216 (73-71-72) at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate
2022-23
• Enrolled at Louisiana during the Christmas break and saw action in four tournaments during the spring.
• Carded an 80.92 scoring average in 14 rounds of play.
• Made Ragin’ Cajuns debut in spring opener at The Hal Williams Collegiate finishing at 13-over-226.
• Posted low round of 3-over-74 in his first round for Louisiana.
• Competed as an individual at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate, Louisiana Classics and All-American Individual.
• Played in the No. 5 slot for Louisiana at Grand Bear Match Play.
2021-22 (at Illinois)
• Competed in eight rounds over three events, including a start at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 4-6)
• Ranked ninth on the team with a season stroke average of 76.13
• Posted a season-best finish with a tie for 51st at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, with a three-round total of 232 (+16)
• Carded his lowest 54-hole score of the season in his collegiate debut as an individual competitor at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 223 (+13) to tie for 59th
• Closed the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational with a 3-over 73 in Round 3, his lowest single round score of the year
PREP/AMATEUR
• Ranked as the No. 24 U18 player in European Golf Rankings, including No. 2 in Ireland
• Captured victories in the U16 Irish Boys Championship (2018), the Ulster U16 Boys Championship (2018), the Munster Boys Amateur Open (2019), the Connaught U18 Boys Open (2020) and the Ulster Boys Championship (2020).
• Won the Golf Union of Ireland's U18 Order of Merit in 2020, earning the GUI's Tom Montgomery Award
PERSONAL
• The son of Gary and Valerie Keating
• Born May 31, 2002 in Dublin, Ireland
• Has a younger brother, Josh
• Majoring in Recreation, Sport & Tourism
| YEAR-BY-YEAR | ||||||||||||
| Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Best 18 | Best 54 | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish | ||
| 2021-22 | 3 | 8 | 609 | 76.13 | 73 (+3) | 223 (+13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | ||
| 2022-23 | 5 | 12 | 971 | 80.92 | 74 (+3) | 226 (+13) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2023-24 | 10 | 30 | 2262 | 75.40 | 69 (-3) | 211 (-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | T7 | ||
| 2024-25 | 3 | 9 | 674 | 74.89 | 68 (-4) | 213 (-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | T27 | ||
| Total | 21 | 59 | 4516 | 76.54 | 68 (-4) | 211 (-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | T7 | ||
| CAREER BESTS | |||||||||||
| Low 18 | 69, at Argent Financial Classic (Sept. 10-12, 2023) | ||||||||||
| Low 54 | 211, at Argent Financial Classic (Sept. 10-12, 2023) | ||||||||||
| Best Ind. Finish | T7, at Argent Financial Classic (Sept. 10-12, 2023) | ||||||||||
| Top 5 Finishes | 0 | ||||||||||
| Top 10 Finishes | 1 | ||||||||||
| Top 20 Finishes | 1 | ||||||||||
| Rounds Par or better | 8 | ||||||||||
| Rounds in the 60s | 3 | ||||||||||
| TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT RESULTS | |||||||||||
| 2021-22 | |||
| Place | Date | Tournament | Scores |
| T59* | Sept. 17-19, 2021 | OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational | 76-74-73-223 (+13) |
| T51 | Oct. 4-6, 2021 | Blessings Collegiate Invitational | 75-79-78-232 (+16) |
| T74* | March 28-29, 2022 | Butler Springs Invitational | 74-80-154 (+14) |
| 2022-23 | |||
| T76 | Feb. 13-14, 2023 | The Hal Williams Collegiate | 74-77-75-226 (+13) |
| T87* | Feb. 27-March 1, 2023 | Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate | 78-83-83-244 (+28) |
| 82 | March 13-14, 2023 | Louisiana Classics | 84-78-84-246 (+33) |
| 33* | March 20-21, 2023 | All American Individual | 90-81-84-255 (+39) |
| - | April 11, 2023 | Grand Bear Match Play | 0-2-0 |
| 2023-24 | |||
| T7 | Sept. 10-12, 2023 | Argent Financial Classic | 73-69-69-211 (-5) |
| T32 | Sept. 26-27, 2023 | GMAC Invitational | 74-71-73-218 (+2) |
| T63 | Oct. 9-10, 2023 | USF Invitational | 72-78-78-228 (+12) |
| T75 | Oct. 16-17, 2023 | Everett Buick GMC Classic | 78-76-75-229 (+13) |
| T75 | Oct. 26-28, 2023 | Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate | 73-71-72-216 (+3) |
| T68 | March 11-12, 2024 | Louisiana Classics | 74-75-76-225 (+9) |
| 100 | March 18-19, 2024 | The All-American Intercollegiate | 82-81-83-246 (+30) |
| T32 | April 6-7, 2024 | The Aggie Invitational | 75-82-72-229 (+13) |
| T73 | April 15-16, 2024 | Mossy Oak Collegiate | 78-74-76-228 (+12) |
| T56 | April 22-24, 2024 | SBC Championships | 79-73-80-232 (+16) |
| 2024-25 | |||
| T64 | Sept. 8-10, 2024 | Argent Financial Classic | 73-71-82-226 (+10) |
| T27 | Oct. 6-8, 2024 | Trinity Forest Invitational | 73-72-68-213 (-3) |
| 87 | Oct. 14-15, 2024 | Everett Buick GMC Classic | 81-76-78-235 (+19) |
* - Played as an individual
Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar 4, 2024)
Monday, March 04
Head Coach Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar. 6, 2023)
Monday, March 06
Ragin' Cajuns Legacy Series: The Sliman Golf Family
Wednesday, March 27
34th Annual Louisiana Classics (Day 2)
Tuesday, February 26
