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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

Keeping up with the Jones: Trying to play it cool Posted on 05 Oct 2021 in the Columns & Featured & From the Magazine categories.

From the House of Jones, Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones riffs on his daughter joining the golf team, attending an All Time Low concert and more. Read more»

2021 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year: John Shaw Posted on 14 Sep 2021 in the Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

A golfer’s heart, a helping attitude and an engineer’s mind make John Shaw, CGCS, the 2021 winner of the Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Award. Read more»

19th Hole: Jeremy Hreben Posted on 26 Aug 2021 in the 19th Hole & From the Magazine categories.

Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones chats with Jeremy Hreben, CGCS at Indian Spring GC in Marlton, N.J., about his Army career, his proudest day of work and more. Read more»

19th Hole: Scott Simpson Posted on 26 Aug 2021 in the 19th Hole & Featured & From the Magazine & People categories.

Seth Jones interviews Scott Simpson, superintendent of Benton (Ill.) CC, about the best sporting event he's seen live, his family and more. Read more»

Keeping up with the Jones: Sorry folks, park’s closed Posted on 19 Aug 2021 in the Columns & Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Seth Jones shares how the pandemic has had a major impact when it comes to staffing. He also offers a touching tribute to one of North Coast Media's own. Read more»

Battery-powered equipment experts share tips, tricks for use Posted on 10 Aug 2021 in the Featured & From the Magazine & Maintenance categories.

John Powers, director of product management for Echo, and Steven Johnson, regional sales manager for Smithco, answered our battery-powered questions. Read more»