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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’s Corner: Seth Jones highlights July’s noteworthy cover story Posted on 10 Jul 2023 in the From the Magazine & Golfdom TV & Home Video & Video categories.

EIC Seth Jones notes the July issue's cover story features two golf icons and Seth's very own kids, as well as other stories found within the issue. Read more»

Super Jerry Everett and what he changed on Pinehurst’s No. 6 Course for the 2nd U.S. Adaptive Open Posted on 10 Jul 2023 in the From the Magazine & Tour Guide categories.

After a successful first effort, the tournament returns to Pinehurst's No. 6 Course with a field of 96 players this July. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: Are Wee having fun yet? Posted on 10 Jul 2023 in the Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Seth Jones has a proud dad moment after his kids got the opportunity to receive lessons at Wee Links from Tom Watson and Jeff Burey. Read more»

Two Kansas City golf icons create new program to promote junior golf and grow the game Posted on 10 Jul 2023 in the Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Wee Links is a low-cost, easy-to-maintain short course designed to get youth and newcomers to easily transition from hitting balls on the range to the course. Read more»

Pebble Beach Superintendent Bubba Wright shares his journey to hosting the U.S. Women’s Open Posted on 05 Jul 2023 in the Course of the Week & Featured & From the Magazine & Tour Guide categories.

Bubba Wright, superintendent at Pebble Beach, shares how he went from majoring in English to maintaining one of the most well-known courses in America. Read more»

Seth’s Corner: Seth Jones highlights a few stories within the June edition Posted on 27 Jun 2023 in the From the Magazine & Video categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones runs through the June edition of Golfdom and highlights a few of the stories found within the issue. Read more»