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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

What’s the next big idea at GIE+Expo? Posted on 24 Nov 2014 in the Maintenance & Research categories.

Last year we received a great response from our article detailing the next three ‘big ideas’ from Spectrum Technologies, Inc. So this year, I’m bringing it back. But instead of Read more»

The 19th Hole: Todd Fyffe Posted on 24 Nov 2014 in the People categories.

Superintendent // Westmoreland Country Club, Wilmette, Ill. What are you drinking? It’s a Half Acres’ Daisy Cutter — try one! When I was living in Chicago, I had a short Read more»

Another great Carolinas show Posted on 20 Nov 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I’ve just wrapped up a visit to another great Carolinas GCSA Conference and Show… thanks to the Carolinas staff for putting on such a great event every year. And the Read more»

Friday afternoon beer: Bikini Beer Posted on 31 Oct 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

So it’s Friday afternoon, almost time to clock out… how about a quick beer review? Bikini Beer, from Evil Twin Brewing, is a low-alcohol IPA. It was recently sold to Read more»

An eye on the GIE+Expo Posted on 27 Oct 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I’m back from GIE+Expo in Louisville, Ky. It was a great show! I love GIE+Expo because I know a lot of people there, but it’s not as hectic for me Read more»

Three ways I let down Dad Posted on 22 Oct 2014 in the Columns & People categories.

With apologies to guys like Mark Woodward, Matt Neff and Noah Gessler, my favorite person in this issue is Cammie Henkel (here). Because she did what I did not. It’s Read more»