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About Seth Jones
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
Paul Vermeulen, PGA Tour’s senior director of Championship Agronomy, is on-site for the 2017 Presidents Cup as the course is reaching final preparations for the upcoming match play. We asked Read more»
Adam Hadwin “The greens are great. They’re very receptive but they’re rolling true but you can make a bunch of putts.” “Course conditions are great. They’re a little softer compared Read more»
David Dore-Smith Superintendent // Copperleaf Golf Club, Bonita Springs, Fla. What would you like? I’ll have a Michelob Ultra in a bottle. Tell me about your family. I’ve been married Read more»
In an effort to make golf better for the budget and better for the golfer, courses take a close look at where the green goes. The California drought, thankfully, is Read more»
If my Adidas golf shoes could talk, they would have said, “Jones, what the heck is going on here?” And for good reason. My recent golf weekend should earn some Read more»
The first U.S. Open in Wisconsin braves severe weather and extreme heat to provide the ultimate test of golf. There wasn’t much drama on Sunday at Erin Hills when it Read more»