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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
It was several years ago, at my previous job, and I was interviewing then-ESPN sportscaster Dan Patrick. We were talking about the work of superintendents, and how they keep golf Read more»
Superintendent // Anthem CC, Henderson, Nev. What can I get you? A Sailor Jerry and Coke. Troy, it’s on me, I’ll spring for the Captain… My boss laughs because he Read more»
Sure, it’s called the Arnold Palmer Invitational. But we never thought that Mr. Palmer would actually invite us. If the King invites you to his tournament, you go. And we Read more»
We can’t read his chicken scratches. We’re glad he can. I was cruising through an old issue of Golfdom from the 1940s the other day. I skimmed a story written Read more»
What’s your drink of choice after a round at a new course? I usually ask if there is a house cocktail. Lots of clubs have signature sandwiches and drinks. But Read more»
Though GIS attendance numbers dipped, there was still plenty to enjoy for those who made the trek West. Ask any of the 13,000-plus who attended the Golf Industry Show in Read more»