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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 Jones visits the Envu Booth at the 2025 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show Posted on 10 Mar 2025 in the Golfdom TV & Home Video & Video categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones visits with Jesse Benelli, Ph.D. and James Hempfling, Ph.D., at the Envu booth at the 2025 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: Great ideas from the Gaslamp Posted on 06 Mar 2025 in the Current Issue & Columns & From the Magazine categories.

The vibe at the 2025 San Diego GCSAA Conference and Trade Show was ridiculously good. The trade show floor was packed on Wednesday. Thursday traffic died down in the afternoon, but that just meant less dodging of meandering people to get to where I was going. Read more»

3 super solutions for common golf course issues Posted on 05 Mar 2025 in the Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

It’s your job to troubleshoot problems on your golf course. It’s our job to keep you informed of some of the most innovative, cutting-edge solutions for your golf course. Read more»

The Simulator Superintendent: A Q&A with TGL’s Tanner Coffman Posted on 05 Mar 2025 in the Featured & Current Issue & From the Magazine & People categories.

Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones speaks with the man responsible for the playing conditions for TGL: Tanner Coffman, director of turf management. Read more»

Seth Jones visits SePro at the 2025 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show Posted on 28 Feb 2025 in the Golfdom TV & Video categories.

Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones visits Kyle Briscoe from SePro at the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show to talk about their product Stricore. Read more»

Seth Jones visits Turfco to check out the new CR-20 Topdresser/Material Handler Posted on 21 Feb 2025 in the Video & Golfdom TV categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones visits Turfco Executive Vice President Scott Kinkead at the 2025 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show to learn about Turfco's new CR-20. Read more»