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About Seth Jones
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
I’d like to unveil to you, the readers, our July cover… That’s superintendent Mike Combs, CGCS… and his 1970 Camaro! Questions some may be asking would be, ‘Why is there Read more»
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is making more headlines in the golf industry. Following this week’s announcement that they will be partnering with Audubon International, the organization has Read more»
I caught up with golf architect David M. Dale recently, to talk to him about maintaining the designs and depth of sand in bunkers. Look for that piece in this Read more»
Bubba Watson has his hovercraft, but surfing legend Laird Hamilton thinks the GolfBoard is the next big mode of transportation on the golf course. Voted Best New Product at the Read more»
As you know, it’s John Deere Classic week. That means a bunch of superintendents and Deere distributors have converged on Silvis, Ill., and the Quad Cities to enjoy some great Read more»
I have had the good fortune to stay in some pretty nice places in just the few years I’ve been working for Golfdom: Trump Towers in Chicago; The Rittenhouse in Read more»