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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

Petco Park VIP tour Posted on 01 Mar 2013 in the Athletic Turf News & Maintenance categories.

Though it was off-season for the San Diego Padres, GIS attendees streamed steadily into the ballpark. They didn’t have club seats, or even bleacher seats. They had something better — Read more»

The life of a golf course Posted on 06 Feb 2013 in the Columns & Maintenance categories.

The pro shop at Sharp Park Golf Course in San Francisco is about as big as my 6-year-old’s bedroom. And there’s a locked metal gate instead of a regular door. Read more»

A sharp mind at Sharp Park Posted on 01 Feb 2013 in the Columns categories.

You’ve read all about the case. You know about the red-legged frog and the California garter snake. Now meet the man behind Sharp Park Golf Course, superintendent Wayne Kappelman, our Read more»

Sports Turf show comes out swinging Posted on 01 Feb 2013 in the Athletic Turf News categories.

The first major trade show of the year adds more education and sees an immediate uptick in attendees, optimism and buying interest. Daytona Beach, Fla. — A town best known Read more»

The 19th Hole: Jeff Christensen Posted on 01 Feb 2013 in the People categories.

Director of GC maintenance //  Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham, Ala. What can I get you? A cold beer. Any kind. Seen any good movies lately? Read more»

Sports Turf Managers Association show waves checkered flag in Daytona Posted on 18 Jan 2013 in the Athletic Turf News & Course of the Week categories.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A town best known for rowdy spring breakers and race cars temporarily became sports turf managers central, as turf pros from around the country flocked to Read more»