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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

Dave Johnson on receiving the E.J. Marshall Award at the 2022 U.S. Open Posted on 16 Aug 2022 in the Golfdom TV & Video categories.

We sat down with Dave Johnson, director of grounds at The Country Club, after he received the first ever E.J. Marshall Award at the 2022 U.S. Open. Read more»

Keeping Up with the Jones: An ever-evolving sports world Posted on 11 Aug 2022 in the Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Seth Jones weighs in on the latest with the LIV Golf saga and waxes poetically about how innocent sports are seen through the eyes of a young child. Read more»

Q&A with Anuvia Legend Shawn Emerson Posted on 11 Aug 2022 in the From the Magazine categories.

Anuvia Legend Shawn Emerson gives his advice for aspiring supers and shares his thoughts on today's hot topics in the golf world. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: Three tips to grow the 3-percent Posted on 08 Aug 2022 in the Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones shares his discussion with Devon Carroll, Ph.D., about how professionals can welcome women in turf into their facility. Read more»

Q&A with Anuvia Legend Bob Farren Posted on 08 Aug 2022 in the Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Anuvia Legend Bob Farren discusses this month’s Adaptive Championship, surviving summer and the latest on USGA’s partnership with Pinehurst Resort. Read more»

19th Hole: Kelly Kuchelmeister Posted on 06 Jul 2022 in the 19th Hole & Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Kelly Kuchelmeister, superintendent of Sinnissippi GC in Rockford, Ill., shares her favorite tool in the shop and the history of her course. Read more»