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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

GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans discuses forthcoming retirement; announces he’s written a book Posted on 22 Jun 2026 in the Golfdom TV & Home Video & Video categories.

GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans at the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Read more»

Dani McFadden, Ph.D., talks new products at PBI-Gordon Posted on 22 Jun 2026 in the Golfdom TV categories.

Dani McFadden, Ph.D., Product Manager at PBI-Gordon, joins Seth Jones at Shinnecock Hills GC during the U.S. Open to discuss exciting new products coming to PBI-Gordon's catalog. Catch this conversation as part of our full U.S. Open coverage, brought to you by PBI-Gordon. Read more»

Lars Horvath on how Shinnecock is using turfRad to understand moisture levels Posted on 22 Jun 2026 in the Golfdom TV categories.

Lars Horvath, CTO of turfRad, discusses how the course is leveraging turfRad's sensor technology to monitor moisture levels in the turf. Read more»

Get to know Dani McFadden, Ph.D., from PBI-Gordon Posted on 22 Jun 2026 in the Golfdom TV categories.

Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones sits down with Dani McFadden, Ph.D., outside the iconic Shinnecock Hills GC clubhouse. Read more»

A who’s who at the Shinnecock maintenance facility Posted on 22 Jun 2026 in the Featured categories.

At Shinnecock Hills, 170 volunteers joined 40 full-time staffers to prepare the course for the U.S. Open. Read more»

Photo Parade: U.S. Open at Shinnecock pt. 2 Posted on 22 Jun 2026 in the People & Featured & Golfdom Gallery categories.

All of our content from the 2026 U.S. Open is being brought to you by PBI-Gordon! Read more»