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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

The column that almost was: A Royals retrospective Posted on 24 Nov 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

Well, the November issue is out. I somehow managed to not write about the Royals in my column, for fear of annoying every other fan base out there. But this Read more»

Seago brings 2-stroke engine back to hover mowers Posted on 20 Nov 2015 in the Industry News & Maintenance categories.

It took three years in the making, but Seago International Inc. has brought the two-stroke engine back to the hover mower market with its Air Force hover mower line. “You Read more»

Is Black Friday the Grinch that stole Thanksgiving? Posted on 13 Nov 2015 in the Columns categories.

Quick, what’s your favorite holiday? Mine is Thanksgiving. Well, it was Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because there’s no pressure as long as someone halfway competent is entrusted with Read more»

Water, Water Everywhere: Experts weigh in on WOTUS Posted on 13 Nov 2015 in the Research categories.

But with Waters of the United States, not a clear answer in sight Last month’s second annual Virginia GCSA Fall Conference offered an impressive list of speakers — well known Read more»

The 19th Hole: Chris Harriman Posted on 13 Nov 2015 in the People categories.

Superintendent // Cattail Creek Country Club, Glenwood, Md. What are you drinking? Something dark off the tap… an IPA. You went to both Auburn and Penn State? I got my undergrad Read more»

A hands-on cover Posted on 02 Nov 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

I’m not smart enough to tell you why something is well designed… but I can recognize good design when I see it. Last month’s Golfdom cover was well designed. Pete Read more»