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.

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.

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