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Seth Jones, a 25-year veteran of the golf industry media, is Editor-in-Chief of Golfdom magazine and Athletic Turf. A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Jones began working for Golf Course Management in 1999 as an intern. In his professional career he has won numerous awards, including a Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) first place general feature writing award for his profile of World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman and a TOCA first place photography award for his work covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In his career, Jones has accumulated an impressive list of interviews, including such names as George H.W. Bush, Samuel L. Jackson, Lance Armstrong and Charles Barkley. Jones has also done in-depth interviews with such golfing luminaries as Norman, Gary Player, Nick Price and Lorena Ochoa, to name only a few. Jones is a member of both the Golf Writers Association of America and the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association. Jones can be reached at sjones@northcoastmedia.net.

Posts by Seth Jones

Doing the Masters in style Posted on 07 Apr 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

I just got back to Cleveland following a quick (30-hour) trip to Augusta National and the Masters. This year a group of three of us from Golfdom (North Coast Media Read more»

Travelogue: Oakmont CC Posted on 22 Mar 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting one of the most famous, well-respected, “major” golf courses out there… legendary Oakmont (Pa.) CC. The last time I was there was Read more»

Under review: 10 Cloverfield Lane Posted on 22 Mar 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

I actually got out to see a movie this weekend with my wife! Stunner, right? The kids went with Grandma to see Zootopia while Adrianne and I went at the Read more»

The 19th Hole: Kevin Hicks Posted on 11 Mar 2016 in the 19th Hole & People categories.

Kevin Hicks Superintendent // Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Resort What can I get you? Any beer I can’t see through. Are you married, kids? I’m married, 23 years (Julie). We have Read more»

Ultra-smart, ultra-meticulous & ultra-driven: Jared Nemitz’s journey to the top Posted on 11 Mar 2016 in the People categories.

The 10th hole at The Peninsula Club, Cornelius, N.C., is a 565-yard par 5 from the tips. That’s common knowledge, right on the scorecard. What’s not common knowledge is that Read more»

Identifying your identity Posted on 11 Mar 2016 in the Columns categories.

Jared Nemitz, who you saw on the cover of this magazine and know by now as the winner of the 2016 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year award, told me Read more»