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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

Golf Digest on Latino labor Posted on 12 Nov 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Have you checked out the new issue of Golf Digest? The one with Mr. Palmer and Kate Upton on the cover? Check out that last bullet on the cover — Read more»

Elk River Club, Banner Elk, N.C. Posted on 12 Nov 2013 in the Course of the Week categories.

It’s winter mode at Elk River Club, located in the mountains of North Carolina. The course is shut down. No golfers until May 1st. Superintendent Josh Smith breathes a sigh Read more»

Annika Sorenstam to make special appearance at 2013 Golfdom Summit Posted on 06 Nov 2013 in the Online Exclusive categories.

Widely regarded as the best female golfer of all time, Annika Sorenstam, 8-time Rolex Player of the Year and 2003 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, will be making a Read more»

Eagle One Golf acquires Western Golf Posted on 06 Nov 2013 in the Industry News categories.

Eagle One Golf announced today the acquisition of Western Golf. Western Golf, headquartered in Palm Springs, Calif., is a leading manufacturer and distributor of golf course equipment and golf course Read more»

The 19th Hole: Mark Marney, Golf Operations Manager Posted on 05 Nov 2013 in the People categories.

What can I get you? A draft beer…. Bass, if they have it. So did you catch the finale of Breaking Bad? I did watch it. That show wasn’t a Read more»

Jacobsen turns wasteland into three-hole golf course Posted on 05 Nov 2013 in the Industry News categories.

Ransomes Jacobsen — or simply Jacobsen as it’s known in the U.S. — welcomes about 1,000 visitors to its manufacturing headquarters in Ipswich, England, every year. In the last six Read more»