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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

Giving away a HOF vote Posted on 08 Jan 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

There’s an interesting story going on over at Deadspin and ESPN.com right now (two of my favorite sites, btw.) It involves this story of the Miami Herald‘s and ESPN’s Dan Read more»

Off to the races: Brandt talks Grigg Bros. acquisition Posted on 02 Jan 2014 in the Online Exclusive categories.

It was announced today that Springfield, Ill.-based Brandt, a family-owned, U.S.-based agricultural company with locations around the world, acquired Grigg Bros., a golf and sports turf fertilizer company founded in Read more»

Brandt acquires Grigg Bros. Posted on 02 Jan 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Some breaking news in the turf industry here… this was just announced via Brandt’s website: Brandt, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced today that it has a definitive Read more»

Best part of the Summit? Annika Posted on 17 Dec 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

We were fortunate at this year’s Golfdom Summit to have the First Lady of Golf, Ms. 59 herself, Annika Sorenstam, as our special guest. Sorenstam spoke to our group for Read more»

The 19th Hole: Bill Maynard, CGCS Posted on 11 Dec 2013 in the People categories.

Director of GC Operations //  The CC of St. Albans, St. Albans, Mo. What can I get you, Bill? I prefer Miller Lite, but in St. Louis, Millers are few Read more»

Lucky ’13: Golfdom’s year in review Posted on 11 Dec 2013 in the Maintenance & People & Research categories.

Time again for our annual year in review. A look at who bet on black and won big in 2013, and who busted. Like Dad always said, “I’d rather be Read more»