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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

Travelogue: Charlotte/Future Turf Managers Posted on 26 May 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

Last week I was on the road again, this time to a familiar location: Charlotte, N.C. I was invited to speak at Jacobsen’s annual Future Turf Managers event. Every year Read more»

Lunch with a legend Posted on 18 May 2015 in the Columns categories.

So there I am, having lunch with Tom Watson the Friday before the Masters. ¶ Wait, wait… let me back up. To quote Ron Burgundy, “that escalated quickly.” ¶ I’m Read more»

Northern Exposure: The 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay Posted on 18 May 2015 in the Maintenance categories.

Two Oregonians bring their fine fescue expertise to Chambers Bay and the 2015 U.S. Open — the first ever to be played in the Pacific Northwest. Mike Davis, USGA Executive Read more»

The 19th Hole: Chuck Calhoun Posted on 18 May 2015 in the People categories.

Superintendent //  Sandridge Golf Club, Vero Beach, Fla. After 18 holes, what’s your drink of choice? A Bud Light bottle. Tell me about your crew at Sandridge. We’ve got 36 Read more»

Finish like a boss (or, Travelogue: Milwaukee) Posted on 12 May 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

My odyssey of six trips in five weeks came to an end with a trip to Milwaukee last week. The main reason we were in town was for the annual Read more»

Travelogue: Southern Indiana Posted on 28 Apr 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

I was on the road twice last week, first a trip down south to Wichita to visit with some friends of the magazine, then a trip east to Southern Indiana Read more»