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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

PBI-Gordon’s Dr. Dale talks the creation of the company’s Arkon Herbicide Liquid Posted on 22 Apr 2024 in the Golfdom TV & Home Video & Products & Research & Video categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones swings by the PBI-Gordon lab to get the scoop on how Dale Sanson, Ph.D., senior director of formulation development in compliance chemistry, created the company's latest liquid herbicide, Arkon. Read more»

Keeping Up with the Jones: Welcome to the second-ever Golfdom Tour Guide Posted on 22 Apr 2024 in the Columns & Featured & From the Magazine & Tour Guide categories.

In this special issue, we change the entire format of the magazine to celebrate professional golf tournaments and the superintendents who host them. Read more»

The Underhill team highlights new battery-powered pump Posted on 04 Apr 2024 in the Golfdom TV & Products & Video categories.

Ken Newcomb, sales and operations director at Underhill, talks the company's newest product at the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show. Read more»

Friends in High Places: Jayson Werth Posted on 04 Apr 2024 in the Columns & From the Magazine & People categories.

Werth retired from baseball in 2018, after a successful 15-year career in the majors. Read more»

19th Hole: Greg Matz Posted on 04 Apr 2024 in the 19th Hole & Columns & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

Matz shares how he got into the business, sports and his most memorable day at work. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: What’s your all-time golf highlight? Posted on 02 Apr 2024 in the Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Seth Jones asks recent interviewees what their favorite golf highlight is and then flips the question on himself. Read more»