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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

First Look: Trinity Forest GC in Dallas Posted on 23 Aug 2016 in the Video categories.

Golfdom visited South Dallas to get a preview of Coore & Crenshaw’s Trinity Forest, set to open in October and the future host course of the AT&T Byron Nelson. Read more»

The superintendent-designed Cushman Hauler is here Posted on 16 Aug 2016 in the Columns & Featured categories.

If you sent me an email last week and I haven’t yet replied, my apologies. I spent a few days in Augusta, Ga., and Graniteville, S.C., hanging out with the Read more»

Keeping up with The Jones: Looking at the new Department of Labor regulation Posted on 16 Aug 2016 in the Columns categories.

I did something this month I’ve never done before in my professional career — I sent the cover story I was about to publish to my human resources director. Associate Read more»

Defining the Dark Side Posted on 12 Aug 2016 in the Columns & Featured categories.

When we use the term “going to the Dark Side” do you know what we mean? Of course you do. It’s a common term that’s been used for years, and Read more»

Prince William Golf Course manages cool season turf with BASF Posted on 10 Aug 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

Editor’s note: In the weeks since interviewing Shawn Gill for this article he has left Prince William Golf Club for another course in the area. Gill was superintendent for a majority Read more»

The 19th Hole: Mark Kuhns Posted on 05 Aug 2016 in the 19th Hole & Featured & People categories.

Mark, what can I get you? Well, with my dietary restrictions, alcohol is out of the question… how about a tall unsweetened tea? So you and Janet will celebrate your Read more»