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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
Brian Renschler talks the Club at Tuhaye, how he got into the industry and more. Read more»
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones hosted Steve Sarro, now superintendent at Kelly Plantation GC in Destin, Fla., to chat about his previous role at Pinehurst Country Club in Denver, Colo. Read more»
As summer draws to a close, Seth Jones reflects on the busy season, marked by significant milestones and lots of travel. Read more»
Terry Plagmann, president of Tee-2-Green, predicts an "average" bentgrass crop this year, but the meticulous process of harvesting and ensuring seed purity is anything but average. Read more»
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones sits down with Renee Geyer, CGCS at Canterwood G&CC in Gig Harbor, Wash., who shares some advice for other supers in the industry. Read more»
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones gets the scoop from Dale Sanson, Ph.D., senior director of formulation development in compliance chemistry, about TZone SE Broadleaf Herbicide. Read more»