Joel Beall
@joelmbeall.bsky.social
Senior Writer, Golf Digest | email: joel.beall@wbd.com
Connecticut via Ohio
My debut book Playing Dirty on sale: https://back9press.com/pages/beall
Connecticut via Ohio
My debut book Playing Dirty on sale: https://back9press.com/pages/beall
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Joel Beall
@joelmbeall.bsky.social
· Apr 14
Masters 2025: Rory McIlroy, finally, is a Masters champ, now and forever
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On Rory McIlroy, finally Masters champion, now and forever www.golfdigest.com/story/rory-m...
Brooks Koepka has always resisted easy analysis. Warrior and bully. Swagger that never connected. Machine and human. But as he returns to the PGA Tour, here's a moment away from the cameras about the other side of Brooks www.golfdigest.com/story/other-...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Brooks Koepka has always resisted easy analysis. Warrior and bully. Swagger that never connected. Machine and human. But as he returns to the PGA Tour, here's a moment away from the cameras about the other side of Brooks www.golfdigest.com/story/other-...
feels like pro golf has turned into a blizzard where everyone is toiling with a shovel while Scheffler is waving behind a snowplow
January 25, 2026 at 10:37 PM
feels like pro golf has turned into a blizzard where everyone is toiling with a shovel while Scheffler is waving behind a snowplow
Free press isn’t abstract. Shoutout to the journalists in the field and the people filming on their phones for documenting and defending truth
January 25, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Free press isn’t abstract. Shoutout to the journalists in the field and the people filming on their phones for documenting and defending truth
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i think about this picture of fred shuttlesworth looking at his bombed out house every day because it is in my classroom and so i see it five times a week. tired and defiant.
a face that says well, on we go
a face that says well, on we go
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
i think about this picture of fred shuttlesworth looking at his bombed out house every day because it is in my classroom and so i see it five times a week. tired and defiant.
a face that says well, on we go
a face that says well, on we go
Cignetti just won a natty and still looks like he’s been told the greens were aerated this morning
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Cignetti just won a natty and still looks like he’s been told the greens were aerated this morning
One of the worst parts of getting older is realizing most jobs are won through schmoozing/asskissing rather than results/resume. Which makes Cignetti’s success such a refreshing validation of meritocracy.
January 20, 2026 at 3:13 AM
One of the worst parts of getting older is realizing most jobs are won through schmoozing/asskissing rather than results/resume. Which makes Cignetti’s success such a refreshing validation of meritocracy.
Inside the PGA Tour's shocking decision to allow Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm back www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-to...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Inside the PGA Tour's shocking decision to allow Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm back www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-to...
Tour brass believes extracting any one of Rahm/Bryson/Koepka—without losing a star in return—would be a blow LIV couldn't answer. Add in that Koepka never sued the Tour, and his return may come sooner than you think www.golfdigest.com/story/brooks...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Tour brass believes extracting any one of Rahm/Bryson/Koepka—without losing a star in return—would be a blow LIV couldn't answer. Add in that Koepka never sued the Tour, and his return may come sooner than you think www.golfdigest.com/story/brooks...
Is this the end of the PGA Tour's Hawaiian swing? On the uncertain future of Kapalua www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-to...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Is this the end of the PGA Tour's Hawaiian swing? On the uncertain future of Kapalua www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-to...
What the American Ryder Cup team can learn from USA Basketball www.golfdigest.com/story/what-t...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
What the American Ryder Cup team can learn from USA Basketball www.golfdigest.com/story/what-t...
Rory McIlroy’s future could be very different than you think www.golfdigest.com/story/rory-m...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Rory McIlroy’s future could be very different than you think www.golfdigest.com/story/rory-m...
Hunting for paychecks despite a trophy-case shortage while incinerating reputation in the process? Lane Kiffin, do I have a golf league for you ...
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hunting for paychecks despite a trophy-case shortage while incinerating reputation in the process? Lane Kiffin, do I have a golf league for you ...
Giving thanks for bad golf www.golfdigest.com/story/thanks...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Giving thanks for bad golf www.golfdigest.com/story/thanks...
How real is the possibility of a 20-event PGA Tour season? www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-to...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How real is the possibility of a 20-event PGA Tour season? www.golfdigest.com/story/pga-to...
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The comedy world’s Saudi backlash is a reminder for Brian Rolapp and the PGA Tour www.golfdigest.com/story/brian-...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The comedy world’s Saudi backlash is a reminder for Brian Rolapp and the PGA Tour www.golfdigest.com/story/brian-...
The comedy world’s Saudi backlash is a reminder for Brian Rolapp and the PGA Tour www.golfdigest.com/story/brian-...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The comedy world’s Saudi backlash is a reminder for Brian Rolapp and the PGA Tour www.golfdigest.com/story/brian-...
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Rory McIlroy endured hell at Bethpage—and came out the other side a deserving winner www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Rory McIlroy endured hell at Bethpage—and came out the other side a deserving winner www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
Rory McIlroy endured hell at Bethpage—and came out the other side a deserving winner www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
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September 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Rory McIlroy endured hell at Bethpage—and came out the other side a deserving winner www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
Walking with Rory McIlroy amid the shower of F-bombs and abuse as Bethpage Ryder Cup crowd crosses a line www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Walking with Rory McIlroy amid the shower of F-bombs and abuse as Bethpage Ryder Cup crowd crosses a line www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
America’s secret weapon didn’t show up to the Ryder Cup; it brings me no joy to report that European Ryder Cups fans simply do it better www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
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September 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
America’s secret weapon didn’t show up to the Ryder Cup; it brings me no joy to report that European Ryder Cups fans simply do it better www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
This Ryder Cup has forgotten what the Ryder Cup is about www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This Ryder Cup has forgotten what the Ryder Cup is about www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
On the most popular dude in golf being Public Enemy No. 1 at the Ryder Cup www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
On the most popular dude in golf being Public Enemy No. 1 at the Ryder Cup www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
Ryder Cup 2025: Will Bethpage be a breaking point for fan behavior? www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
Ryder Cup 2025: Will Bethpage be a breaking point for fan behavior?
Since Bethpage was named host of the 2025 Ryder Cup, there's been speculation about just how racuous the New York crowds might get. We're finally about to see
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September 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ryder Cup 2025: Will Bethpage be a breaking point for fan behavior? www.golfdigest.com/story/ryder-...
My senior year at Ohio a West Virginia fan jumped behind the counter at a Court Street pub and challenged anyone to a drinking contest. A female bartender punched him in the face and told him never to disrespect her bar. He cried and threatened to sue. Go Bobcats
September 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My senior year at Ohio a West Virginia fan jumped behind the counter at a Court Street pub and challenged anyone to a drinking contest. A female bartender punched him in the face and told him never to disrespect her bar. He cried and threatened to sue. Go Bobcats
Rory McIlroy didn't create a problem for the PGA Tour, he exposed one www.golfdigest.com/story/rory-m...
Rory McIlroy didn't create a problem for the PGA Tour, he exposed one
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August 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Rory McIlroy didn't create a problem for the PGA Tour, he exposed one www.golfdigest.com/story/rory-m...