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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
After successfully hosting the 2011 PGA Championship together at Atlanta Athletic Club, three young superintendents set out on their own. Guys stuck in assistant superintendent positions for years; young turf Read more»
I have never been a video game guy. Not necessarily by choice, but more likely because when I was a kid my parents refused to buy me a Nintendo or Read more»
When it comes to Early Order Programs, the month of October is major league. Who will take the crown? He has no batting average, no bullpen and definitely no WHIP Read more»
Keith Wood // Superintendent // Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. What can I get you? Tito’s with a splash of tonic. How did your daughter Grace (two-years-old) like it when Read more»
Last week I was in Louisville, Ky., at the GIE+Expo show (look for a full report in the next Golfdom) and saw some cool products that we’ll surely be seeing Read more»
Four of our regular contributors, Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., Joel Jackson, CGCS-Ret., Steve Wright, CGCS, and Mark Woodward, CGCS, share stories of their experiences with the King. If you’re like me, Read more»