Senior Writer Joel Beall covers professional golf with a focus on longform storytelling, columns, news, investigations and in-tournament coverage. He also shepherds the monthly Undercover Caddie column and has contributed to the “Normal Sport” book series. He has won multiple honors from the Golf Writers Association of America and his piece on golf and autism was named one of 2021’s best features by the Athletic. He's previously worked for FOX Sports, the Cincinnati Enquirer and WhatIfSports.com. Beall was born in Ohio but calls Connecticut home, where he lives with his wife, dog and broken short game.