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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

Friends in High Places: Jayson Werth Posted on 04 Apr 2024 in the Columns & Current Issue & From the Magazine & People categories.

Werth retired from baseball in 2018, after a successful 15-year career in the majors. Read more»

19th Hole: Greg Matz Posted on 04 Apr 2024 in the 19th Hole & Columns & Current Issue & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

Matz shares how he got into the business, sports and his most memorable day at work. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: What’s your all-time golf highlight? Posted on 02 Apr 2024 in the Columns & Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Seth Jones asks recent interviewees what their favorite golf highlight is and then flips the question on himself. Read more»

Three women in the industry share how golf is getting more female-friendly Posted on 01 Apr 2024 in the Current Issue & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

These powerful women in the industry agree that not only is golf hospitable to women, it’s also getting better everyday. Read more»

Gerald Flaherty, CGCS, shows Seth Jones the key uses of taskTracker Posted on 26 Mar 2024 in the Golfdom TV & Products & Video categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones gets the rundown of taskTracker from long-time superintendent and Co-Founder of ASB taskTracker, Gerald Flaherty, CGCS. Read more»

Scott Kinkead from Turfco highlights the company’s new T3200 Spreader Sprayer Posted on 26 Mar 2024 in the Golfdom TV & Products & Video categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones stops by the Turfco booth at the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show to talk with Scott Kinkead, the company's executive vice president, about the new T3200 Spreader Sprayer. Read more»