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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

Jonesy’s Top 5 photos of 2016  Posted on 29 Dec 2016 in the Columns & Featured categories.

I see a lot of golf courses in a given year. Sometimes I have the camera out, sometimes I’m focused on the experience and leave it in the rental car. Read more»

Waking up in the land of Trump Posted on 12 Dec 2016 in the Columns categories.

About a month before the election, an email went out to all the editors-in-chief at North Coast Media. The email, from our editorial director, asked: “What is your plan for Read more»

The 19th Hole: Woody Moriarty Posted on 22 Nov 2016 in the 19th Hole & Featured & People categories.

Woody Moriarty // Superintendent // Blue Hills CC, Kansas City, Mo. Woody, what can I get you? Jim Beam and Seven, tall. How do you spend an ideal Saturday? I Read more»

Game on: Topgolf’s influence on the industry Posted on 11 Nov 2016 in the Columns & Featured categories.

It’s 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, and already the music can be heard from the parking lot. Right now, it’s Alt-J’s “Left Hand” pumping through the speakers. “With your left Read more»

Checking in on three supers at the next step in their careers Posted on 09 Nov 2016 in the Columns & People categories.

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»

Topgolf: More than just bells, whistles and a light show Posted on 09 Nov 2016 in the Columns categories.

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»