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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.

Posts by Seth Jones

Introducing our 2023 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Award winner, Chris Navin Posted on 08 Aug 2023 in the Current Issue & From the Magazine & Golfdom TV & Home Video & Video categories.

Seth Jones chats with Chris Navin, superintendent at The Club at P.B. Dye, about what it was like taking on this "turn around project" when he took the job. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: It’s time to ramble on through our August issue Posted on 08 Aug 2023 in the Current Issue & From the Magazine & Keeping up with the Jones categories.

Seth Jones intros this month's cover story and explains the meaning behind the unique headline. Read more»

Following a career change, Superintendent Chris Navin and his team revitalize The Club at P.B. Dye Posted on 08 Aug 2023 in the Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Chris Navin, superintendent at The Club at P.B. Dye shares his journey to becoming super and all the change he made while there. Read more»

Eli Rahz from Lemon Bay GC shares how he adapted to moving from Ohio to South Florida Posted on 24 Jul 2023 in the 19th Hole & From the Magazine & Golfdom TV & Video categories.

Seth Jones sits down with Eli Rahz, director of agronomy at Lemon Bay Golf Course, to talk the difference between working in turf in the North vs. the South Read more»

Seeing a gap in the way youths are brought to the game, Tom Watson is taking action Posted on 17 Jul 2023 in the From the Magazine categories.

Watson Links is a mentorship program that pairs two junior golfers (ages 10 to 18) with two adult mentors, for a free round of golf to help grow the game. Read more»

19th Hole: Eli Rahz Posted on 12 Jul 2023 in the 19th Hole & From the Magazine categories.

In the latest edition of 19th Hole, Seth Jones interviews Eli Rahz, director of agronomy at Lemon Bay GC in Englewood, Fla. Read more»