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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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CBS: 36% increase in Sunday PGA Champ viewership Posted on 11 Aug 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I wrote on Friday seven reasons why I thought this PGA Championship would be a ratings hit for CBS. This morning, the network released some good news: a 36% increase Read more»

Seven reasons the 2014 PGA Championship will succeed with viewers Posted on 08 Aug 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

7. Tiger Woods Hey, even if he misses the cut… Tiger Woods attracts viewers to the game. I’m surprised he showed up to play, but I bet the PGA of Read more»

’03 PGA winner Micheel on Valhalla conditions Posted on 07 Aug 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I nabbed this interview on Tuesday… just now getting to posting it. Here’s 2003 PGA Championship winner Shaun Micheel on Valhalla’s playing conditions: “The course is in great shape. It’s Read more»

Superintendent attacked while opening shop Posted on 07 Aug 2014 in the Columns & Industry News categories.

Bob Cook, superintendent at Walden on Lake Houston in Humble, Texas, was attacked by a man while he was sitting in his office in the early morning hours last week. Read more»

Beemer on Valhalla conditions: “Hat’s off to the superintendent” Posted on 05 Aug 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I got a couple 1-on-1 player interviews today (i.e. not press conference), I’ll try to post them quickly… I’ve got another event I have to hit here in just a Read more»

How tough is the rough? Posted on 05 Aug 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I’ve been doing this for years, but I haven’t lately. Here’s a shot of a $20 bill in the rough. This is to the left of No. 1 fairway, approximately Read more»