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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

Surfing to a course near you Posted on 08 Jul 2014 in the Online Exclusive categories.

Bubba Watson has his hovercraft, but surfing legend Laird Hamilton thinks the GolfBoard is the next big mode of transportation on the golf course. Voted Best New Product at the Read more»

John Deere Classic Pro-Am winners Posted on 08 Jul 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

As you know, it’s John Deere Classic week. That means a bunch of superintendents and Deere distributors have converged on Silvis, Ill., and the Quad Cities to enjoy some great Read more»

Hello from the U.S. Open: This place is The Pit Posted on 23 Jun 2014 in the Columns & Maintenance categories.

I have had the good fortune to stay in some pretty nice places in just the few years I’ve been working for Golfdom: Trump Towers in Chicago; The Rittenhouse in Read more»

The 19th Hole: Jeff Markow Posted on 23 Jun 2014 in the People categories.

CGCS, Superintendent// Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, Calif. What are you drinking, Jeff? I’ll take any cold beer… I haven’t met one I don’t like yet. A Stella, a Longboard… Firestone Read more»

Our last US Open giveaway (for 2014, at least) Posted on 21 Jun 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

So we’re on the eve of the final day of back-to-back U.S. Opens (barring a playoff, that is), so let’s celebrate. Rather than giving out a hat here and a Read more»

This place is The Pit Posted on 20 Jun 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I teased the story about my accommodations for my time at Pinehurst last week. I’ve finally got time to share more of the story. Here’s a sneak peek at my Read more»