Jeff Foster
Senior Vice President, New Media Group,
Golf Channel
A 16-year veteran of Golf Channel, Jeff Foster is senior vice president of Golf Channel’s New Media Group, responsible for overseeing all revenue, marketing and events operations for Golfnow.com – North America’s largest electronic tee-times business and its more than 400 associated travel URLs – and the Golf Channel Am Tour, the largest amateur golf tour in North America. Advancing the company’s mission to help grow the game, Foster has been integral in creating concierge-type services for all golfers, whether it is helping them book local tee times over the Internet, planning for a golf vacation or playing tournament-style golf in a fun atmosphere.
Foster began his Golf Channel career in advertising sales and, subsequently, transitioned to various roles within the company, including sales management, event operations, and business acquisition and integration. A native of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Foster earned a bachelor's degree in advertising from Augusta State University while playing on a golf scholarship. He also played professional golf on various mini-tours throughout Florida. Foster currently lives with his wife and three children in the Orlando suburb of College Park.