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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: Patrick Parkins Posted on 09 Apr 2025 in the 19th Hole & Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Patrick Parkins Superintendent, TPC Las Vegas Patrick, my first question is always the same. After 18 holes, what are you drinking? A Coors Light, followed by a bourbon. Tell me Read more»

David Taylor, owner of STEC, talks about the Top Changer XP at the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show Posted on 08 Apr 2025 in the Golfdom TV & Video categories.

Golfdom Editor-In-Chief, Seth Jones, talks to STEC President/Owner, David Taylor about the Top Changer XP at the 2025 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in San Diego. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: Hanging with the YouTubers and TikTokers Posted on 03 Apr 2025 in the From the Magazine & Columns & Current Issue categories.

While at the Players Championship last month, I saw again how these influencers are … influencing … the game’s fandom. Read more»

A closer look at the 2025 Graffis Report Posted on 02 Apr 2025 in the Featured & Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Golfdom sat down with NGF president and CEO Greg Nathan to discuss this year’s Graffis Report Read more»

Quali-Pro creates the Elite Advisory Team Posted on 17 Mar 2025 in the Columns categories.

The word ‘elite’ gets thrown around a lot, but in this case, the word fits. Quali-Pro has created what they’re calling the Elite Advisory Team, a group of superintendents at Read more»

Jeff Rampino, Quali-Pro, discusses how to identify and prevent bermudagrass mite damage Posted on 17 Mar 2025 in the Golfdom TV categories.

Jeff Rampino, Florida Territory Manager, Quali-Pro, talks to Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones to discuss how to identify and prevent bermudagrass mite damage. All of our content from The Players Championship Read more»