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

Ace Indoor Golf Makes Winter Golf FUN!

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  • 5 Years ago
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For most golfers who take their game seriously (and there are a lot of very passionate people out there who consider golf their religion), the season is WAY too short. From the time the spring rains stop, to that first snowflake in late Fall, life can be heaven to a golfer. The winter months, when […]
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Golf Never Forgets You and Is Always Awaiting Your Return

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By Fred Altvater “Golf never forgets you and is always waiting for your return.” This quote, from by Tommy Barnes in Jim Dodson’s book, “The Range Bucket List,” has never been so true as Lara Tennant’s return to golf. Tennant has been playing golf as a young girl, but the game was never an all-consuming […]
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Some Things are Bigger than Golf

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By Fred Altvater There were several incidences over the past couple of months that confirmed my love for golf. Yes, I love to play and visit beautiful courses, but I am also proud of the billions of dollars generated for charity in this country every year through golf. Last month we saw Russell Henley call […]
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Reasons to Visit Toledo and The Arthur Hills Golf Trail

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Most golfers don’t think of Toledo, Ohio, when they want to plan a golf trip for their next buddies or girl’s golf getaway. With the initiation of the Arthur Hills Golf Trail, we thought it wise to explain why a golfer and his family would want to come to Toledo to enjoy not only great […]
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Jillian Hollis Earns 2020 LPGA Tour Card

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  • 5 Years ago
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Rocky River’s Jillian Hollis posted six top-10 finishes, including wins at the IOA Championship and The Forsyth Classic on the 2019 Symetra Tour. Her total earnings of $98,044 was good enough for fifth on the money list and membership to the 2020 LPGA Tour. A three-time All-American at the University of Georgia, she made her […]
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Three Ohio Women Compete in Senior LPGA Championship

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The third annual Senior LPGA Championship was held October 14-16 on the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort in Southern Indiana. Three former LPGA Tour players from Ohio, Tammie Green, Cheryl Fox and Susie Redman were in the field representing the Buckeye State. Tammie Green was the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1987. […]
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Doug Hanzel Wins 4th Senior Event of the Year in Pinehurst Doug Hanzel, who was inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame in 2019, got his latest win at the Society of Seniors Dale Morey Championship held at Pine Needles and Mid Pines, in Southern Pines. The victory was Hanzel’s fourth win of the […]
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Max Moldovan name AJGA Player of the Year

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Max Moldovan from Uniontown, Ohio, started the summer golf season with a second place at the AJGA’s Memorial Junior hosted by Sung Hyun Park at Ohio State’s Scarlet course. “It was great to play well at the course where I’m going to play every day for the next few years in college,” Moldovan said. “Winning […]
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Play Where the Pros Play: Innisbrook Resort

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In March Innisbrook’s Copperhead Course plays host to the Valspar Championship, a stop on the PGA TOUR. The resort is located in Palm Harbor, Florida, slightly northwest of Tampa, but it’s so much more than just the famed Copperhead course and its treacherous ‘Snake Pit.’ The ‘Snake Pit’ is a collection of three holes beginning […]
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Caddie Tales: Worldwide Travel on the Cheap

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By Fred Altvater   The life of a professional caddie can be very demanding. First you work long hours carrying a 40-pound bag filled with everything a professional golfer needs during a round of golf. There are also countless hours standing either on a practice range or putting green watching your guy hone his game. […]
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