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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 20 years, Sam MacKenzie seamlessly passes the reins at Olympia Fields CC to Francisco Velasquez. Read more»
From an unexpected nomination call to a chance meeting at the BMW Championship with Olympia Fields staff, the story highlights the small-world nature of the golf course management industry. Read more»
Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones talks with Trey Rutledge, Superintendent at Hot Springs GCC in Hot Springs, Ark., about his path into the golf course industry. Rutledge shares his ongoing battle with nematodes and details the effective solutions he's implemented to protect both his bermudagrass fairways and bentgrass greens. Read more»
Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones sits down with Billy Crow, Ph.D., known as Mr. Nematode, for the fall issue of Golfdom. Read more»
A lighthearted recap of the BMW Championship at Bellerive, spotlighting the course crew's storm recovery, a harrowing I-70 drive, Sunday's thrilling finish between Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland, and Rory McIlroy, and a messy taco truck mishap. Read more»
Lehr talks about his journey to PBI-Gordon and what makes it a special place to work. Read more»