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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

Bayer/NCSU meeting underway Posted on 01 May 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Learning about the renovation of Pinehurst No. 2 (Bob Farren our speaker) and now the vegetative biodiversity of the naturalized areas (Dr. Danesha Seth Carley our speaker.) Read more»

This trip fueled by 5-Hour Energy and Aleve Posted on 30 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Not the weather you want to see en route to Pinehurst Resort… All the rain they’ve had here over the last two days, maybe it’ll dry up in time for Read more»

Pinehurst question Posted on 30 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

If you’ve got any specific questions for the guys at Pinehurst, email them my way… I’ll be happy to ask them. I’ll also be with some of the big brains Read more»

Pinehurst bound Posted on 28 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I’m trying to get this magazine buttoned down before I head back out to Pinehurst Resort for a few days… Bayer is hosting me to learn about some new products Read more»

Harbour Town three days after the RBC Heritage? Yes, please! Posted on 23 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

File this one under the “we love our job” category… Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, S.C., home of the recently concluded RBC Heritage, is where we’re chasing the Read more»

Enter: the Tiger crash Posted on 22 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

So how much could an extended absence of Tiger Woods cost the golf industry? One expert says 15 billion. Yeah, billion with a B. Here is the story from Golf.com. Read more»