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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 last of the cheap chips Posted on 17 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

So I’ve got one more Masters post for the week, then I’ll get back to real life next week… (Well, I’ll post the winners/answers to all of our Golfdom Masters Read more»

The 19th Hole: Matt Whalen Posted on 17 Apr 2014 in the People categories.

Superintendent //  Cheyenne (Wyo.) CC What’s your drink of choice after 18 holes? It’s always a Miller Lite. But my friends would call bull on me if I didn’t tell Read more»

Tree damage beyond Ike’s tree Posted on 16 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I was standing there on No. 7 green at Augusta National, taking some photos of the guys mowing. They loaded up the mower, and a brave patron approached the two Read more»

My top 5 2014 Masters moments Posted on 15 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I was in Augusta, Ga., for a total of 48 hours. Arrived at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, drove out at 6 a.m. on Thursday. Yes, it was a short trip, Read more»

Me gusta Masters hats Posted on 14 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I hope you all enjoyed the Masters as much as I did! Although, I must admit, Furyk’s third round took me out of the money in my fantasy pool that Read more»

Two “Semi-Tough” GWAA members Posted on 10 Apr 2014 in the Uncategorized categories.

I had the privilege of chatting with legendary sports writer Dan Jenkins last night at the annual Golf Writers Association of America dinner. I asked Dan if he was familiar Read more»