Columnist: Fred Altvater

Fred AltvaterFred Altvater is a certified USGTF Level III Golf Instructor, who is the Publisher of the Ohio Golf Journal. He is also a radio show host for the Back 9 Report and has a Roku channel, also called the Back 9 Report.

He enjoys giving golf lessons that help golfer’s of every ability. During his hands-on lessons, he specializes in quickly assessing a golfer’s weakness and helping them correct it in a way that creates an immediate improvement in their game. Get his FREE 5 steps to taking strokes off your game online course with videos at Thought Leaders Online Courses.

Fred Altvater

The Real GOAT Turns 80

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“All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.”   Jack Nicklaus achieved that goal, plus much, much more. On January 21st last month, the Golden Bear turned 80 years old. Nicklaus is not only the best golfer to ever come out of the state of Ohio, […]
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Paradise Found at Quivira Resort in Baja, Mexico

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Quivira Resort, along with the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Hotel create a ‘Garden of Eden’ at the southern end of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula.
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Happy New Year!!

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  It’s a new decade and we are ready to roar in the 20’s. The last 10 years were filled with the exploits of Tiger Woods winning a ‘Tiger Slam,’ plus his numerous injuries, as well as, personal injuries. We also witnessed the rise of several young players, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas, […]
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Bob Sowards Wins AGAIN!!

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Bob Sowards capped off another successful tournament in December and banked $5,000 for winning Event No. 6 of the PGA Tournament Series at PGA Golf Club at Port St. Lucie, Florida.   Sowards started the week with a win at the Indian River Grapefruit Pro-Am in Vero Beach, but lost Event No. 5 in a […]
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Marathon Classic LPGA Classic Raises $570,000

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The 2019 Marathon LPGA Classic Presented by Dana distributed $570,000 to 23 northwest Ohio children’s charities today as a result of this year’s annual tournament. The tournament has now raised $11.5 million for 185 northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan children’s charities since its inception in 1984.
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Toledo Golf Show is Set for February

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Winter is Golf Show season and the 12th annual Toledo Golf Show will be held February 21-23 at the Tam-O-Shanter Center in Sylvania.  As always, Maple Hill Golf will have a huge display of everything a golfer needs to get ready for the links. The best deals on equipment will go to the early birds, […]
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20-20 Questions for Golf

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  • 5 Years ago
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The PGA TOUR schedule kicked off the new year in Hawaii with the Sentry Tournament of Champions. 2019 was a spectacular year of golf on the men’s tour and 2020 promises to be just as intense and exciting. Here are a few questions we are following   Can Tiger win another Major? Tiger Woods turned […]
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Paradise Found: Quivira Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico

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By Fred Altvater I know this will offend religious scholars, but I am not sure the writers of the Bible got the location of the Garden of Eden correct. I just returned from the Quivira Los Cabos on the southern-most tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and I am very certain this is what that fabled […]
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LPGA and LET Announce Join Venture

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  • 5 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater   At the end of November, the LPGA and the Ladies European Tour (LET) announced a joint venture to strengthen women’s professional golf around the world. This single announcement will have lasting effects and will provide an impetus to grow women’s professional golf around the world.   LET Board Chairman, Marta Figueras-Dotti […]
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Renee’ Powell Appeared on CBS Morning Show in November

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By Fred Altvater   Ohio’s leading lady of golf and golfing pioneer was featured in the November 17th edition of CBS Morning Show. The segment featured Powell’s passion for female veterans and the promotion of PGA HOPE at her family-owned Clearview Golf Club in East Canton. Powell’s father, William built Clearview just outside of East […]
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