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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

Seth Jones shares the highlights from the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Show in Phoenix Posted on 11 Mar 2024 in the From the Magazine categories.

Jones shares the highlights of the week, including a new technology, an old friend and a report from our advice columnist. Read more»

How a bunker reduction benefited Lick Creek GC Posted on 11 Mar 2024 in the Featured & From the Magazine categories.

The labor is less and the golfers are “pumped” at Lick Creek GC in central Illinois, thanks to a bunker reduction. Read more»

What’s the question you hear the most from members starting March 1st? Posted on 11 Mar 2024 in the 19th Hole & Golfdom TV & People & Video categories.

Grant Jones, superintendent at Sherrill Park GC in Richardson, Texas, tells Seth Jones, editor-in-chief of Golfdom, the question he's constantly answering come March 1st. Read more»

Dave Anderson showcases John Deere’s new PRO Golf management platform Posted on 07 Mar 2024 in the Golfdom TV & Products & Video categories.

The new tool is for supers to manage their day-to-day operations. Read more»

Lee Kristensen highlights Jacobsen’s newest mowers Posted on 26 Feb 2024 in the Golfdom TV & Video categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones gets the rundown of Jacobsen's newest mowers from Lee Kristensen, global product manager for turf. Read more»

What you can expect from the new partnership between Syngenta and Spiio Posted on 22 Feb 2024 in the Golfdom TV & Home Video & Video categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones chats with Travis Roberson, digital platforms technical field manager for Syngenta, about the new collaboration between Syngenta and Spiio. Read more»