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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

Miller ready to return to LPGA Posted on 29 Jan 2015 in the Online Exclusive categories.

After four years working as GCSAA’s Field Staff representative for the Great Lakes region, John Miller, CGCS, is heading back to work with the LPGA. This time around the job Read more»

News and notes: Mitchell, Miller leaving GCSAA; STMA show; Super Bowl turf; Royal Blood? Posted on 27 Jan 2015 in the Uncategorized categories.

Congrats to GCSAA’s longtime employee Penny Mitchell,  who is retiring from the association after nearly 30 years. And congrats to soon-to-be former GCSAA Great Lakes Region field staffer, John Miller, Read more»

Controlling what I can control Posted on 22 Jan 2015 in the Columns categories.

Introspection isn’t my specialty, but it seems like lately I’ve been doing a lot of it. ¶ It’s surely the new year that has me pondering the past, present and Read more»

The 2015 Golfdom Report Posted on 22 Jan 2015 in the People & Research categories.

From big expectations for the new year to disappointment with the current assistant superintendent pool, here’s how readers see the state of the industry. This is the year, it seems. The year Read more»

The 19th Hole: Greg Burleson Posted on 22 Jan 2015 in the People categories.

CGCS //  Augusta (Ga.) CC What’s your favorite drink after 18 holes of golf? A Luzianne sweet tea. Where are you from originally? I’m from Gastonia, N.C. I went to Read more»

My top 10 photos of 2014 Posted on 30 Dec 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Let me be clear: I’m not a professional photographer. However, I do have a dozen or so magazine covers to my credit… Every once in a while I get lucky Read more»