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.

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Get to Know the 2021 Solheim Cup Captains

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Team USA, Pat Hurst Pat Hurst will captain the American Team for the 2021 Solheim Cup to be held at the Inverness Club in Toledo over the Labor Day weekend. She is an experienced choice having been a member of five U.S. squads, plus she served as an assistant captain in 2015, 2017 and the […]
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Reynolds Lake Oconee is Tournament Ready Every Day! 

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By Tom Lang & Fred Altvater    When the LPGA Tour was forced to cancel three Asian Swing events scheduled for October, Reynolds Lake Oconee saw the need for more women’s events and began to ask, “What if?”   Reynolds Lake Oconee is the home of six challenging golf courses, as well as, TaylorMade’s Kingdom of Golf. In addition, LPGA Tour Commissioner, Michael Whan has a […]
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Top Golf Stories For 2021

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By Fred Altvater   When will fans be allowed to return to golf tournaments? Now that the vaccine is approved and being administered around the world, will the number of new cases decrease sufficiently to allow fans to be admitted to tournaments and ratchet up the excitement at golf events? The PGA Tour has already […]
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Thank-You Michael Whan For Saving the LPGA Tour

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By Fred Altvater   Jim Brown knew. Barry Sanders knew. The greats always know, but stay past their prime for one more shot at glory, trying to capture youth in a bottle for one more adrenalin rush. Michael Whan came to the LPGA, in 2010, when it was at its absolute lowest point. The previous […]
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Solheim Cup Preparations Continue At Rapid Pace

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By Fred Altvater   Even though COVID continues to rear its ugly head and is preventing large groups from congregating. The distribution of the new vaccine provides a light at the end of the tunnel and a promise of a return to a normal world. The Solheim Cup is continuing to plan for a full […]
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Northern Ohio & Toledo Districts Merge

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The Northern Ohio Golf Association(NOGA) and the Toledo District Golf Association (TDGA) announced their intention to unify operations and governance beginning in January 2021. Under the proposed agreement, the combined organization will retain the name of the Northern Ohio Golf Association and continue to serve as a United States Golf Association (USGA) designated Allied Golf Association (AGA) for 35 counties across Northern […]
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Annika Sorenstam Still Tops the LPGA’s Career Money List 

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By Fred Altvater    Annika Sorenstam, who will captain the European Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2021 at , Sylvania Country Club, compiled several amazing statistics during her competitive years. She was the first woman to break the 60 barrier by firing a 59 in the second round of the Standard Register PING in 2001. She accepted an invitation to play […]
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Holiday Gift Guide: Golf Gift Ideas for Santa 

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If you are struggling for gift ideas for your favorite golfer, we hope these suggestions may help make it the best Christmas ever.    GearUp Sportswear    Every golfer needs more golf shirts, plus you can help him, or her, look a little better on the course.  GearUp Sportswear is a Toledo-based company that offers the most fashionable, […]
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Fore Hope Promotes Using Golf for Therapy 

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Golf is experiencing a swell in popularity and participation, thanks to its acceptance as a socially-distanced outdoor activity. The sport provides a much-needed respite from quarantining indoors and yields therapeutic benefits.   Mindy Derr has been promoting the value of using golf for therapy through Fore Hope, which she developed in 1989 and continues today.   For over 30 years, Derr has combined a love of golf with helping others. People who have experienced, […]
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Top OHIO Golf Stories in 2020 

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Here are the top seven Ohio golf stories of the year.   Renee Powellwas recognized with more awards in 2020, but one of her favoriteswas being chosen to captain the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup Team. Her team of the best junior golfers will face off against the European Junior Solheim Cup Team captained by Annika Sorenstam. The Junior […]
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