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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

Golfdom Report Sneak Preview: Positivity in unlikely places for 2016 golf economy Posted on 12 Jan 2016 in the Online Exclusive categories.

In the January issue of Golfdom, out soon, we present the results of the 2016 Golfdom Report. Read more»

Annika one-liners, NGF enthusiasm, Lewis on ’15 US Open: Golfdom Summit highlights Posted on 08 Dec 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

It seems that both the attendees and the sponsors agreed: the 2015 Summit was the best one ever. Read more»

Survey: Golfdom Report 2016 needs your feedback Posted on 08 Dec 2015 in the Industry News categories.

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»

Jones reflects on the fast and furious ’15 Posted on 04 Dec 2015 in the Columns categories.

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»

The 19th Hole: Darin “Lumpy” Pearson Posted on 04 Dec 2015 in the People categories.

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»

5th Annual Golfdom Summit in full swing Posted on 03 Dec 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

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»