Articles by Joel Beall

The Ryder Cup ticket price controversy, explained

Have the people been priced out of “The people’s country club?” That is the general worry on social media after ticket prices for next year’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, revealed earlier this year, went viral. Golf Twitter can be a tough crowd, yet this wasn’t just a few amplified voices manufacturing a controversy, as Read more…

PGA Tour enforces credential program, fees for player managers in 2025

In a letter dated September 30, chief competitions officer Tyler Dennis announced the Agent Certification Program, which will establish “specific guidelines, standards, and procedures to safeguard the membership, their management teams, tournaments, and the PGA Tour”.

John Daly’s Florida home destroyed by Hurricane Helene

Reports emerged last Friday that the two-time major winner’s residence in Clearwater, Florida, was destroyed from the category-4 storm. On Wednesday, Daly confirmed the stories to the tour’s website, calling the hurricane “devastating, the worst I’ve ever seen”.

Jon Rahm pulls out of LIV Golf’s team championship

Jon Rahm has withdrawn from LIV Golf’s team championship. Ahead of its season finale in Dallas this weekend, LIV released a statement that the two-time major champ has pulled out of its event, citing flu-like symptoms. In his place will be LIV alternate John Catlin. Rahm was LIV’s signature signing for its third-season, reportedly defecting Read more…