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About Seth Jones
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
Jeff Plotts, director of course management, TPC Sawgrass, talks with Seth Jones ahead of The Players All content from The Players Championship is brought to you by Quali-Pro. Read more»
[SPONSORED CONTENT] Golfdom Editor-in-Chief, Seth Jones stops by the PBI-Gordon lab to meet with Dale Sanson, Ph.D., senior director of formulation development in compliance chemistry, to learn about PBI-Gordon’s Arkon Read more»
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»
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»
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»
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»