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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

Tales of darkness, tales of light Posted on 19 Jul 2016 in the Columns categories.

It’s a dramatic cover this issue, but I wonder how many stressed-out superintendents can relate. OK, maybe you’ve never imagined a shadowy villain lurking over your shoulder. But have you Read more»

Oakmont/BASF partnership breeds brilliant results Posted on 19 Jul 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

John Zimmers and his crew relied on many industry partners to achieve success at the 2016 U.S. Open. But Zimmers singled out two partners during his speech to the crew: Read more»

Forecast for 2016 PGA? History says… Posted on 12 Jul 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

We’re counting down the days to the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol (will we see you there?) and now the question is: how’s the weather out there? We have reported Read more»

Oakmont in the rearview (& Violent Femmes concert + Mom Delsandro’s cookies) Posted on 12 Jul 2016 in the Uncategorized categories.

Photos: Golfdom The 2016 U.S. Open was a good experience all around, it seems. Pittsburgh was a great host city, sharing a Stanley Cup victory with us while we were Read more»

The 19th Hole: Chris Zugel Posted on 05 Jul 2016 in the 19th Hole & Featured & People categories.

Chris Zugel CGCS // Straits Course, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis. After golf, what’s your drink of choice? Coors Light. Or coffee, depending on the time of day. Usually I’m running Read more»

Severe flooding cancels Greenbrier Classic; industry support follows Posted on 27 Jun 2016 in the Industry News categories.

The Greenbrier Resort and the PGA Tour was forced to cancel the Greenbrier Classic after severe flooding struck West Virginia, causing the death of 23 so far. The tournament was scheduled Read more»