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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
CGCS, Superintendent// Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, Calif. What are you drinking, Jeff? I’ll take any cold beer… I haven’t met one I don’t like yet. A Stella, a Longboard… Firestone Read more»
So we’re on the eve of the final day of back-to-back U.S. Opens (barring a playoff, that is), so let’s celebrate. Rather than giving out a hat here and a Read more»
I teased the story about my accommodations for my time at Pinehurst last week. I’ve finally got time to share more of the story. Here’s a sneak peek at my Read more»
Editor’s note: Our old friend Scott Ramsay, CGCS at Yale Golf Course, has been following along with our U.S. Open coverage these last two weeks. Scott writes, “Thanks for the Read more»
Presented by BASF Posted on 17 Jun 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.
The back-to-back U.S. Opens at Pinehurst No. 2 are halfway done. The bermudagrass fairways have been firm, fast and also… brown, in areas. And that’s exactly the way the USGA Read more»
Presented by BASF Posted on 16 Jun 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.
Editor’s note: This is the first essay on preparing Pinehurst No. 2 for back-to-back opens by Carlos Sanes, one of the workers on the ground. One of the most challenging Read more»