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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

Distance Education Posted on 29 Nov 2018 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

I have been lucky to have some great mentors in my life… my father, the late Boyd Jones; a college professor who believed in me, Sharon Bass; our editor-at-large, Ed Read more»

Fantastic No. 4 at Pinehurst Resort Posted on 19 Nov 2018 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

When a course gets updated, management can get touchy about what to call the work — a renovation, a restoration, maybe a reimagining. Alan Owen knows what he calls the Read more»

A nickel tour with a $5 round Posted on 12 Nov 2018 in the Columns categories.

My father-in-law recently visited my family here in northeast Kansas. He lives in south Texas (McAllen), so he doesn’t get up this way too often. I gave him the Seth Read more»

The 19th Hole: Bob Farren Posted on 08 Nov 2018 in the 19th Hole & Featured categories.

Bob Farren CGCS // Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort Bob, the grill looks good! What’s your specialty? I’m more of a production guy… I like to fire out 40 to 60 hot Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: Almost everything is awesome Posted on 15 Oct 2018 in the Columns categories.

Greetings from the Sunflower State, where Kansas Jayhawk football just ended a nine-year (nine-year!) road losing streak, the Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 behind talk-of-the-NFL phenom Patrick Mahomes II, and Read more»

T.A. is taking care of business Posted on 28 Sep 2018 in the Featured & People categories.

The Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Award is named in honor of Golfdom’s founder, World Golf Hall of Fame member Herb Graffis. Graffis was one of the first people Read more»