Articles by Joel Beall

Ryder Cup 2025: Seven mistakes the Americans need to avoid repeating

The Ryder Cup is often known as the “Hindsight Cup,” a wry acknowledgment of the inevitable scrutiny and second-guessing that follows each result. This is understandable given that the biennial match has evolved from a three-day competition held every two years into an entity consumed and analyzed around the clock by media and fans alike. Read more…

The Masters makes bold broadcast move by adding a new U.S. TV partner

The Masters is adding a new tournament broadcast partner next spring—and in the process continuing to move boldly into a new content platform. Augusta National announced Tuesday that Amazon Prime Video will stream first- and second-round coverage in the U.S. Thursday and Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. This will serve as a lead-in to Read more…

Best Little Golf Towns: Aiken, South Carolina

It took just over a year, but what began as a definition of terms and followed with further input from the PGA of America, readers like you and lots of shoe-leather reporting from our editors, we’ve now picked four communities that we think represent the ideal of what golf should be. We dispatched Golf Digest Read more…