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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

Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year: Putting money on Mooney Posted on 03 Sep 2020 in the Featured & People categories.

How Rick Mooney evolved from superintendent of the 18-hole Whitetail Club to vice president of maintenance and development for Shore Lodge | Whitetail Club. Read more»

Battery Power: Unheard heroes Posted on 31 Aug 2020 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

As battery-powered equipment continues to advance, the benefits for the golf world are (not) making some noise in the marketplace. Read more»

An in-depth chat with Anuvia legend, Matt Shaffer Posted on 19 Aug 2020 in the Video categories.

Started by Anuvia, the Legends initiative celebrates superintendents who have gone above and beyond in their careers — not just in maintaining tremendous golf courses, but also in their contributions Read more»

Breaking news: GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans discusses 2021 GIS going virtual Posted on 13 Aug 2020 in the Video categories.

Golfdom magazine sat down with Rhett Evans hours after the announcement that the 2021 Golf Industry Show, scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in February, was canceled. Evans discusses Read more»

The bunker rake debate Posted on 11 Aug 2020 in the Uncategorized categories.

Many things have changed in the game of golf since the world was ensnared in the COVID-19 pandemic. Common touch points such as ball washers and water coolers quickly were Read more»

19th Hole: Kevin Banks Posted on 03 Aug 2020 in the 19th Hole & People categories.

Golfdom's Seth Jones interviews Kevin Banks, superintendent at Vineyard GC in Edgartown, Mass., about island living, his best golf experience and more. Read more»