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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

2020 State of the Industry: A year when weekdays were weekends, weekends were holidays Posted on 08 Dec 2020 in the Featured & From the Magazine & Maintenance categories.

Record-breaking rounds played, crews shut down with positive coronavirus cases and wild weather abounds made for a crazy year. Read more»

Our Game, Our Crew: The gift of giving Posted on 01 Dec 2020 in the COVID-19 & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

An effort to support golf course crew members during the pandemic serves as a reminder that there are always those in need. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: 19th Hole with Seth Jones Posted on 30 Nov 2020 in the 19th Hole & Columns & From the Magazine & People categories.

For his December 2020 column, Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones answers a few questions about his time working with Golfdom, 19th Hole style. Read more»

19th Hole: Brendon Reaksecker Posted on 19 Nov 2020 in the 19th Hole & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

Seth Jones chats with Brendon Reaksecker, superintendent of Bonita (Calif.) GC, about his most beloved car, his favorite golf moment and more. Read more»

Anuvia Legend Spotlight: Ted Horton, CGCS Posted on 09 Nov 2020 in the Golfdom TV & People categories.

In this Anuvia Legend Spotlight, Ted Horton, CGCS, shares some stories from his illustrious career, what projects he's working on in retirement and more. Read more»

19th Hole: Steve Sarro Posted on 03 Nov 2020 in the 19th Hole & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

Golfdom Editor-in-Chief interviews Steve Sarro of Pinehurst Country Club about the wildfires in Colorado, his favorite celebrity encounter and more. Read more»