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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

Gil Hanse talks turf with Golfdom Posted on 05 Oct 2014 in the Golfdom TV & Video categories.

Previewing our September cover story, architect Gil Hanse chats with Seth Jones on Golfdom TV on a few various topics. Read more»

Mark Bostick GC renovated by Scot Sherman, ASGCA Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Scot Sherman, ASGCA, recently oversaw renovations at the University of Florida’s Mark Bostick Golf Course. This comes thirteen years after Sherman and Bobby Weed designed a new $4 million course Read more»

All-in on LinkedIn Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the Columns categories.

I have got my Dear Abby hat on because this month I’m writing an advice column: Dear reader, if you’re not already, get on LinkedIn. ¶ If you are on Read more»

The Golden Touch: A conversation with Architect Gil Hanse Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the People categories.

It is graduation weekend, and Gil Hanse’s daughter Chelsea is graduating from Villanova’s School of Law. People are flying in at this very moment. But Hanse doesn’t seem rushed. Dressed Read more»

The 19th Hole: Andy Bates Posted on 24 Sep 2014 in the People categories.

Superintendent//  Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (Mystic Rock and The Links courses), Farmington, Pa. What are you drinking? A draught beer… a Sam Adams is good. Where did you go to school? Read more»

Pinehurst promotes Robinson and Jeffreys Posted on 18 Sep 2014 in the Online Exclusive categories.

Pinehurst Resort & CC will soon formerly announce the promotions of Kevin Robinson to golf course maintenance manager and John Jeffreys to superintendent of Pinehurst No. 2. Both played instrumental Read more»