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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

Gil Hanse talks about recent renovations at Oakmont leading into the U.S. Open Posted on 14 Jun 2025 in the Golfdom TV & Featured & Home Video categories.

Hanse talks about some of his favorite holes, the renovated greens and bunkers as well as those famous church pews. Read more»

Players and Mike Whan discuss Oakmont conditions Posted on 12 Jun 2025 in the Featured categories.

Jon Rahm and the field discuss the challenging conditions at the 2025 U.S. Open Read more»

Oakmont Superintendent, Mike McCormick, joins GolfdomTV to talk about the 125th U.S. Open Posted on 10 Jun 2025 in the Golfdom TV & Featured & Video categories.

Oakmont Grounds Superintendent, Mike McCormick, talks with Golfdom Editor-in-Chief, Seth Jones ahead of the 125th U.S. Open. Read more»

2025 Tour Guide: 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Posted on 09 Jun 2025 in the Tour Guide & Home Feature categories.

Superintendent Mike McCormick says. “Oakmont was always certainly at the top of my list in terms of a dream job. I never thought I’d get the opportunity, but when it came knocking, I ran as fast as I could.” Read more»

Talking Erin Hills with Mike Hurdzan, Ph.D. Posted on 03 Jun 2025 in the Featured categories.

The award winning designer talks to Golfdom about what makes Erin Hills a championship venue Read more»

Hail, no! How Erin Hills quickly recovered Posted on 03 Jun 2025 in the Featured categories.

Quick thinking helped Erin Hills bounce back from hail damage one week ahead of the U.S. Women’s Open Read more»