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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

Toro to expand Bloomington headquarters Posted on 17 Sep 2013 in the Online Exclusive categories.

It will be quite a celebration next summer at The Toro Co.’s headquarters. Not only will the company be celebrating its 100th year in business, but it also will be Read more»

Introducing Natalie Roberts Posted on 16 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

It’s a thrill to announce the arrival of Natalie Bales Roberts, born this morning at 9 a.m. to the proud new parents of Alyce and Pat Roberts. Baby and mom Read more»

The gracious man Posted on 13 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

I just came across an article from the May 2013 issue of Esquire, and I have to share it with you. It’s called “How to be gracious, and why,” by Read more»

I’ve got a golden ticket Posted on 11 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

Just addressed 20 of these bad boys… it’s a hot ticket, folks!   Don’t be mad at me if you don’t get one. Only about 50 superintendents from across the Read more»

Wisconsin course debates closing on 9/11 after a poor taste rebate Posted on 10 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

I’ve heard there is no such thing as bad PR, but man, I wouldn’t want to be known as the person who came up with this marketing ploy. A golf Read more»

Charting the TDR 300’s success Posted on 05 Sep 2013 in the Uncategorized categories.

If you looked through the new issue of Golfdom, you’ve seen our feature on Spectrum Technologies. In that article, I wrote about how the FieldScout TDR 300 has really caught Read more»