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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

Jimmy the Kid Posted on 12 Feb 2014 in the People categories.

Range picker at 14…  Superintendent at 24… Director of operations by 28… How Schuylkill CC’s decision to hire the local kid paid off. It was a courtesy interview that made everything else possible: Read more»

The 19th Hole: Billy Hausch Posted on 12 Feb 2014 in the People categories.

Superintendent //  Nicklaus Club Monterey, Monterey, Calif. Billy, what can I get you to drink? Don’t tell Jack, but I want an ice cold Arnold Palmer. Wait… doesn’t Jack have Read more»

Seth’s top 5 GIS moments Posted on 11 Feb 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Best show ever for your pal Seth. I know I keep saying that every year, but it really is getting better every year. Our meetings are going better, more readers Read more»

Getting the John Deere tour Posted on 06 Feb 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Golfdom associate editor Molly Gase is checking out all the new John Deere equipment. Tons of cool stuff! We’ll have more on the blog next week. Read more»

Gift from Rees Jones Posted on 06 Feb 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Check this out! Rees Jones gave me a gift today… This letter from Golfdom founder Herb Graffis to his dad. How cool is that? Read more»

Monsters must die! Posted on 05 Feb 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Check out Joelle gunning down some monsters at the Direct Solutions booth! Read more»