Senior Writer Joel Beall covers professional golf with a focus on longform storytelling, columns, news, investigations and in-tournament coverage. His debut book, "Playing Dirty: Rediscovering Golf's Soul in Scotland in an Age of Sportswashing and Civil War" was published in 2025 and became an Amazon No. 1 Best Seller. Global Golf Post named him to its inaugural 'Futures' class in 2025, calling Beall "one of the most impactful and influential writers of his generation." 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.