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

Tiger Woods Teaches Us A Life Lesson 

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  • 4 Years ago
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“Golf and Life are not about the last shot. They are about the next one.”    Only two other golfers in the history of the game, Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus, are in the same league as Tiger Woods. He was a highly regarded amateur and we all know the success he has recorded as a professional golfer.  Perhaps one of the […]
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Renee Powell To Captain PING Junior Solheim Cup at Sylvania Country Club

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  • 4 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater   As everyone knows the Solheim Cup is coming to Toledo next year, September 4-6. Inverness demonstrated just how tough it can play, when the LPGA restarted its 2020 season with the Drive ON Championship. Danielle Kang reaffirmed her ability to play difficult courses well and made it a clean sweep by […]
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ACE Indoor’s Expertise is Golf Simulators

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  • 4 Years ago
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New product offerings coming out ahead of cold weather   By Fred Altvater Most golfers have visited a golf simulator to get in a few swings during the snowy winter months. Even better, many even dream about installing their very own sim in their man cave. Michigan PGA Tour player Ryan Brehm for example relied […]
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Firestone Exceeds All Expectations

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  • 4 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater Many times, when you are excited about an upcoming event, like visiting a new golf course, the experience does not live up to the hype and we come away disappointed. That will never be the case at Firestone Country Club. Since opening as a private club for Firestone employees and their families […]
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What Grip is Right for You

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  • 4 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater Very little attention is given to the proper grip today. It seems most golf instructors are more concerned about spin rate, launch angle and swing speed than providing the proper basics to help a student hit it farther and straighter. I begin every lesson with a new student, even experienced and low […]
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Bond, James Bond, A Life Well Played

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  • 4 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater   The golf world lost a giant last month when Sean Connery passed at the age of 90. He had struggled with health issues in his last years, but will always be remembered by golfers as 007 in a golf match with Goldfinger. Sean Connery portrayed Ian Fleming’s James Bond in seven […]
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Firestone Names G. W. Bush Ambassador of Golf

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  • 4 Years ago
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Every year the Firestone Country Club, in conjunction with the FirstEnergy Foundation and the PGA Tour, honors a person who has fostered the ideals of golf on an international level and whose concern for others extends beyond the golf course. For 2021, Former President George W. Bush has been named the Ambassador of Golf Award […]
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Former OSU Golfer Jaclyn Lee Affected by COVID-19 

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  • 4 Years ago
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  Jaclyn Lee, former member of the Ohio State University Women’s Golf Team, who now plays on the LPGA Tour, was forced to withdraw from the Shoprite Classic at the end of September. Her caddie tested positive and because of her close proximity to her caddie, Lee withdrew to self-quarantine and prevent spreading the disease to others.   This is just another in a […]
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Inverness Raises Funds for Folds of Honor 

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  • 4 Years ago
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  The Inverness Club held its annual Member-Member Tournament and raised over $165,000 for Folds of Honor.   Folds of Honor was started by Major Dan Rooney. It annually generates millions of dollars to benefit the families of fallen, or wounded military veterans to obtain college, or secondary educations.  
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Marathon LPGA Classic Women’s Summit Generates $112,000 for Charity 

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  • 4 Years ago
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The Marathon Classic is long since over and the winner Danielle Kang is continuing her strong play on the LPGA Tour. Another important aspect of the 2020 Marathon Classic was also completed last month.   The fourth Marathon LPGA Classic Women’s Summit took place virtually on September 17th with the theme ‘Women FORE Women’ and generated $112,000 for 25 northwest Ohio children’s charities.  Even though the year has presented challenges […]
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