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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

Be on the lookout for winter dessication Posted on 07 Jan 2013 in the Course of the Week & Maintenance categories.

Winter desiccation is the death of turfgrass leaves or plants from winter drying.  Desiccation occurs most often on open semi-dormant turf exposed to windy low atmospheric humidity conditions. The two Read more»

The Golfdom Report: 2013 Posted on 01 Jan 2013 in the People & Research categories.

From the January 2013 issue of Golfdom, readers share their thoughts and feelings on the state of their profession – from feelings on the Obama administration to job satisfaction. Good news, bad Read more»

Eagle One Golf Acquires Fore-Par Posted on 20 Dec 2012 in the Industry News & Maintenance categories.

Eagle One Golf Products (Anaheim, Calif.) announced today that they have acquired Fore-Par (Buena Park, Calif.) Readers might remember back in June, Eagle One Golf was acquired by Canadian company Read more»

Syngenta Business Institute a Hit with Supers Again Posted on 20 Dec 2012 in the Uncategorized categories.

When 25 superintendents from around the country arrived at Wake Forest University for the 4th Annual Syngenta Business Institute, they had no idea just how much they’d get it out Read more»

Seth’s Travelogue: Northwest Golf and Environment meeting, Portland, Ore. Posted on 26 Nov 2012 in the Research categories.

How I ended up on this All-Star bill is anyone’s guess! A report from the Oregon GCSA meeting. By Seth Jones When a trip starts with an explosion, that’s typically Read more»

Remembering Turfgrass Icon Reed Funk Posted on 31 Oct 2012 in the People categories.

Earlier this month Dr. C. Reed Funk, professor emeritus at Rutgers University, passed away following a brief bout of pneumonia. He was 84. Bruce Clark, Ph.D., described Funk in a Read more»