Touring Ransomes Jacobsen
So beat after a long day in Ipswich…
Well, I toured Ransomes Jacobsen today. In fact, I was told that 1) I’m the first American journalist (of our current crop) to make the trip and 2) I was allowed in a couple demo areas where no journalist was allowed before.
It may all sound crazy, but I have to tell you — the Ransomes Jacobsen folks treated me like a king. Just fantastic, really.
I’ve got to get some sleep — on my way to London tomorrow. But here are a few photos, until next time…
Cheers!
The front entry Photo: Golfdom
That’s me cranking a drive on No. 3 at the RJ Natonal. (Yeah, the ball ended up in the water.) Photo: Golfdom
Jamie the superintendent gets to work on the fairways. Photo: Golfdom
Photo: Golfdom
About the Author: Seth Jones
Seth Jones, a 18-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.
