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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

Let’s grab a cup of coffee Posted on 23 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Golfdom sits down with seven veteran superintendents from around the country to discuss their careers, the future of the business and advice for today’s superintendent. In just these next few Read more»

WinField signs agreement to acquire Matrix Turf Solutions Posted on 19 Sep 2013 in the Industry News categories.

Winfield Solutions, one of the nation’s largest distributors of professional products for golf, lawn and sports turf, ornamental, pest control, aquatics and vegetation management, announced that it has entered into Read more»

A small turf world Posted on 18 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Another memo in the “it’s a small turf world” journal… A friend called up with an extra Royals ticket last night. A big game, too, as the Royals needed to Read more»

Toro to expand Bloomington headquarters Posted on 17 Sep 2013 in the Online Exclusive categories.

It will be quite a celebration next summer at The Toro Co.’s headquarters. Not only will the company be celebrating its 100th year in business, but it also will be Read more»

Introducing Natalie Roberts Posted on 16 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

It’s a thrill to announce the arrival of Natalie Bales Roberts, born this morning at 9 a.m. to the proud new parents of Alyce and Pat Roberts. Baby and mom Read more»

The gracious man Posted on 13 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

I just came across an article from the May 2013 issue of Esquire, and I have to share it with you. It’s called “How to be gracious, and why,” by Read more»