Dean Snell is considered a leading figure in the world of golf balls.

With over 28 years of experience developing golf balls, 40 granted U.S. patents, and a successful background in plastics engineering, Dean founded Snell Golf, a company committed to developing premium, affordable golf balls. After leaving TaylorMade (where he was Vice President of R&D).

Dean has been involved in the development of some of the most revolutionary golf balls, including the TP Red & Black, the Penta (the first five-layer golf ball on the market), the Lethal, and the TOUR Preferred, which is now played by Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Justin Rose, and others. He also led the design of the Noodle, Burner, RocketBallz, and Project (a) golf balls designed for mid-level players.

Snell worked closely with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Davis Love III to introduce urethane technology to Titleist, where he co-invented the first version of the ProV1.