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About Seth Jones
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
In the January issue of Golfdom, out soon, we present the results of the 2016 Golfdom Report. Read more»
It seems that both the attendees and the sponsors agreed: the 2015 Summit was the best one ever. Read more»
Golfdom readers: It’s time for the annual Golfdom Report, our cover story that measures the mood of the industry. To enhance that story, we have a short survey we’re asking Read more»
I have recently been asked to be a guest speaker at a few different events. First was the Virginia GCSA Fall Conference. About a week later I was asked to Read more»
Superintendent/General Manager // Eagle Bend Golf Course, Lawrence, Kan. What can I get you? An Arnold Palmer, please. How long have people been calling you “Lumpy”? Since 1987. I was Read more»
Things are going swimmingly here at the 5th Annual Golfdom Summit! Last night I had the pleasure of introducing Annika Sorenstam to a group of about 100 people. That’s just Read more»