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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

The 2015 Golfdom Report Posted on 22 Jan 2015 in the People & Research categories.

From big expectations for the new year to disappointment with the current assistant superintendent pool, here’s how readers see the state of the industry. This is the year, it seems. The year Read more»

The 19th Hole: Greg Burleson Posted on 22 Jan 2015 in the People categories.

CGCS //  Augusta (Ga.) CC What’s your favorite drink after 18 holes of golf? A Luzianne sweet tea. Where are you from originally? I’m from Gastonia, N.C. I went to Read more»

My top 10 photos of 2014 Posted on 30 Dec 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Let me be clear: I’m not a professional photographer. However, I do have a dozen or so magazine covers to my credit… Every once in a while I get lucky Read more»

How low will gas go? Posted on 30 Dec 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

Here is a shot from my local gas station… cheapest tank I’ve paid for my Dodge Ram truck since I got it in September 2013. How are gas prices looking Read more»

Flexing our muscles for the last time in ’14 Posted on 23 Dec 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I just got back from my last trip to Cleveland — home base of North Coast Media — for the year. Another great, crazy trip. Random moments of cool/crazy include Read more»

Top four moments of 2014 Posted on 16 Dec 2014 in the Columns & People categories.

If I keep saying it, you might stop believing it. But this year, my fourth year with Golfdom, was my best year yet. ¶ I know, I said that last Read more»