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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.

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Chicago Tribune covers ‘God’s mowers’ at local course Posted on 31 Aug 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

The Bridges of Poplar Creek CC in Hoffman Estates, Ill., recently unleashed a crew of 40 goats on to out-of-play areas. A news crew from the Chicago Tribune was there to capture Read more»

Thursday morning maintenance photos Posted on 13 Aug 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

Golfdom Associate Editor Grant B. Gannon took on the challenge of a 2:55 a.m. wake-up call and the hour-long drive from Milwaukee to get some great shots of the crew Read more»

Player reactions part 3: Woodland, Furyk, Leishman Posted on 12 Aug 2015 in the Online Exclusive categories.

We’ve got more player reviews of The Straits Course. These interviews are from late Tuesday afternoon. Gary Woodland: “The golf course is awesome; it’s in perfect shape. It’s a little Read more»

Fowler, Every talk PGA Championship course conditions Posted on 11 Aug 2015 in the Online Exclusive categories.

We spent a little time watching golfers finish their rounds on Monday on No. 18. We caught up with Rickie Fowler and Matt Every as they walked off the course. Read more»

Reflections on Day 1 of PGA Championship Posted on 11 Aug 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

I’m halfway recovered from Day 1 of the PGA Championship, about to head out and enjoy Day 2. But first, a few reflections on Day 1… There were three, maybe Read more»

2015 PGA Championship volunteers…mount up! Posted on 09 Aug 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

I flew out to Milwaukee on Sunday so I could be here in time for the all-important introductory meetings… I already attended the “Pro Greens” meeting this afternoon, now let’s Read more»