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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

19th Hole: Joey Franco Posted on 16 Feb 2021 in the Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

Seth Jones chats with Joey Franco of Daniel Island Club about his favorite teams, the strangest things he's seen on the course and more. Read more»

Viva Las Vegas: What we saw at our own imaginary GIS Posted on 09 Feb 2021 in the Featured & From the Magazine & Maintenance categories.

Who says the 2021 Golf Industry Show was canceled? Not us, as we take a stroll through our own imaginary show to see what's new in the industry. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: My tweet reaches an All Time Low Posted on 21 Jan 2021 in the Columns & Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones describes how a flub on Twitter led him to interview the father, a superintendent, of one of the band members of All Time Low. Read more»

19th Hole: Clay Stewart Posted on 14 Jan 2021 in the 19th Hole & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

In this 19th Hole Interview, Seth Jones chats with Clay Stewart of Idle Hour CC, Lexington, Ky., about his family, favorite band and plans for 2021. Read more»

Golfdom Zoom Views 21: Dear Mark, count me in Posted on 13 Jan 2021 in the Video categories.

There’s a story at the bottom of this — er — video and it’s that Mark Merrick has a rock star for a son — literally. Tune into this episode Read more»

Golfdom Conversation: My son the rock star Posted on 12 Jan 2021 in the Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

Mark Merrick, CGCS, talks to Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones about the early days and current success of his son’s band, All Time Low. Read more»