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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

Don’t picture me rollin’ Posted on 27 Feb 2019 in the Columns categories.

I never know what the annual Golf Industry Show (GIS) will bring. This year, I saw so many familiar faces, made a bunch of new connections and was greeted by Read more»

Say ‘uncle!’ Posted on 26 Feb 2019 in the Columns categories.

I am off to a fast start in 2019, as I’ve been on the road every week except one so far. As I write this, the Golf Industry Show in Read more»

The 19th Hole: Dan Grogan Posted on 26 Feb 2019 in the 19th Hole categories.

Dan Grogan Superintendent // The Sagamore Club, Noblesville, Ind. Dan, what are you having? I’ll go with an All Day IPA. Tell me about your family. I’ve been married to Read more»

Jones’ 2019 GIS notebook Posted on 12 Feb 2019 in the Uncategorized categories.

Strange, most of my 2019 GIS notebook is indecipherable scribbles on a cocktail napkin from The Hard Rock Hotel. So I guess I better spitball more from memory than my Read more»

The grass is still greener Posted on 11 Feb 2019 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

There are reasons to be down on the game of golf. Labor challenges, unusually wet or dry weather patterns, aging golfers, rising expenses — they can all keep a superintendent Read more»

Welcome home, pigtailed toddler Posted on 24 Jan 2019 in the Columns categories.

This is a special month for my team here at North Coast Media (NCM). As you may have seen in our “Starter” section this month and a few months ago, Read more»