Balin has played in nine major championships including the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 PGA Championships. 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.