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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

19th Hole: John Gurke Posted on 03 Jan 2020 in the 19th Hole & Featured categories.

John Gurke CGCS, Aurora (Ill.) CC John, what are you having? I’m a bourbon guy … Knob Creek. How big is your family? We’re the definition of the nuclear family. Read more»

A review of 2019 Posted on 23 Dec 2019 in the Columns categories.

It’s been a hectic few weeks for the Joneses, as we recently moved. After 10 years of living in a small town of 6,000, we upped and moved the family Read more»

19th Hole: E.J. Chea Posted on 20 Dec 2019 in the 19th Hole & Featured & People categories.

E.J. Chea Superintendent // Pease Golf Course, Portsmouth, N.H. E.J., what can I get you? Maker’s Mark and Diet Coke, with a lime. Tell me about your family. My wife Read more»

The story behind Brough Creek National GC Posted on 14 Nov 2019 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

MacKenzie. Ross. Tillinghast. Twitter? A modest piece of property near the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kan., has transformed from unused family land to a seven-hole short course birthed by Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: Talking mental health at home plate Posted on 07 Nov 2019 in the Columns categories.

I was on my way to New Hampshire to play in the NHGCSA Gold Ball Tournament. I was happy to be paying off a contest won almost a year ago Read more»

19th Hole: Scott Schurman Posted on 28 Oct 2019 in the 19th Hole & Featured & People categories.

Scott Schurman Superintendent // LaFortune Park GC, Tulsa, Okla. Scott, what can I get you? Water would be great, but I also like a good lager. Tell me about LaFortune Read more»