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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

A groundsman’s groundsman Posted on 26 Sep 2013 in the Athletic Turf News categories.

Keith Kent, head groundskeeper at England’s Twickenham Stadium, works to help all 2,000 rugby clubs look their best. TWICKENHAM, England — Rugby may seem like a tough game, but the Read more»

Thought blasts from around the Golfdom Posted on 25 Sep 2013 in the Columns & People categories.

A lot has been going on these last few weeks, so instead of one theme, I’m going to blast out a few thoughts in bullet form: I’m thrilled with the Read more»

Required bathroom reading Posted on 24 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Usually photos in the bathroom are a no-no. But to every rule, there is an exception. Take for example, this photo. Sent to us from a loyal reader, we have Read more»

Let’s grab a cup of coffee Posted on 23 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Golfdom sits down with seven veteran superintendents from around the country to discuss their careers, the future of the business and advice for today’s superintendent. In just these next few Read more»

WinField signs agreement to acquire Matrix Turf Solutions Posted on 19 Sep 2013 in the Industry News categories.

Winfield Solutions, one of the nation’s largest distributors of professional products for golf, lawn and sports turf, ornamental, pest control, aquatics and vegetation management, announced that it has entered into Read more»

A small turf world Posted on 18 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Another memo in the “it’s a small turf world” journal… A friend called up with an extra Royals ticket last night. A big game, too, as the Royals needed to Read more»