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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

Back from BTME/BIGGA Posted on 26 Jan 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

Last week I had the pleasure of flying over to England and attending the British Turfgrass Management Expo (BTME) hosted by our friends at BIGGA. It was my second time Read more»

How do you put a price on a golden (Golfdom Summit) ticket? Posted on 26 Jan 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

You can’t just pack a bag, get on an airplane and go to the Golfdom Summit and hang out with Annika Sorenstam, 40 select superintendents, 15 of golf maintenance’s best Read more»

Chance encounters: Attending events may help you in the future Posted on 25 Jan 2016 in the Columns categories.

In 2016 I’m going to try to attend as many events as possible, while at the same time not travel so much that I neglect my family. It’s a delicate Read more»

The 2016 Golfdom Report: Golf on the upswing Posted on 25 Jan 2016 in the Industry News & Research categories.

In December of 2015 we reached out to our readers and asked them what they thought about the industry going into 2016. We received nearly 500 responses to our survey, Read more»

The 19th Hole: Cliff Moore, Mountain Ridge Country Club Posted on 25 Jan 2016 in the 19th Hole & People categories.

Superintendent // Mountain Ridge CC, West Caldwell, N.J. What can I get you? What can I get you to drink? Tito’s and club. I can’t believe we let you take Read more»

Golfdom Editor Seth Jones gives his 10 best of 2015 Posted on 12 Jan 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

Well the year is wrapping up, and I always love looking back at my now-deceased 12-month wall calendar and remembering the best and worst of the year. Sometimes I share Read more»