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Joel Beall

Joel Beall is a Staff Writer for Golf Digest. He previously worked for FOXSports, the Cincinnati Enquirer and WhatIfSports.com. Beall owns a Golden Tee Machine and a broken putting stroke.

High-Stakes Golf

Tiger Woods to face Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama in GOLFTV's "The Challenge: Japan Skins"

News

Thorbjorn Olesen to remain suspended until sexual assault case ends; trial date set for May

Young Guns

As Akshay Bhatia makes his PGA Tour debut, how 10 other high school prodigies fared when turning pro

Equipment

Akshay Bhatia, 17, signs with Callaway ahead of professional debut

Media

Hank Haney will host new program on iHeartRadio, ends relationship with SiriusXM

Masterpiece

Happy Monday: Here's a painting of Phil Mickelson dressed as a 17th century Dutch cavalier

PGA Tour

17-year-old Akshay Bhatia making professional debut at Sanderson Farms Championship this week

News & Tours

Paul Barjon edges Taylor Pendrith by $2,746 to win Mackenzie Tour Order of Merit; five earn promotion to Korn Ferry Tour

Dew Sweeper

Niemann makes PGA Tour history, Sergio wins in Amsterdam and the Europeans' dramatic Solheim Cup victory: What you missed this weekend

News & Tours

Justin Thomas reveals scar from doctors catching early stages of skin cancer

News

Tiger Woods announces One Bahamas Fund for hurricane recovery efforts as government lists 2,500 people missing

Voices

Rory McIlroy's Player of the Year win raises as many questions as answers

By Joel Beall

Player of the Year

In an upset, Rory McIlroy wins PGA Tour Player of the Year over Brooks Koepka

Rookie of the Year

Sungjae Im defeats Collin Morikawa and Matthew Wolff for PGA Tour Rookie of the Year

News

Brian Barnes, Ryder Cup star who famously defeated Jack Nicklaus twice in one day, dies from cancer

NCAA

California lawmakers pass bill allowing college athletes to sign endorsement deals and profit from image and likeness

History

Recalling The Greenbrier bunker that was designed to protect more than par

Korn Ferry Grads Long Odds

Most of the 50 new PGA Tour players this season won't keep their cards. Our statistical analysis

By Joel Beall

Journeys

Meet the Air Force captain playing on the PGA Tour this week

What You Missed

Americans win Walker Cup, Casey avoids bizarre ruling for Euro Tour victory and Koepka gets "SportsCenter" commercial: What you missed