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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Firestone Unveils Unique Stay & Play Opportunity

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Firestone Country Club is now allowing an exclusive opportunity for non-members to reserve a limited number of stay-and-play packages to walk the same fairways as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.   Since the 1950s, the famed South Course has annually hosted the biggest names in professional golf. In addition to being site of […]
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Ohio Saw a Ton of Professional Golf in July and August

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By Fred Altvater   Ohio experienced one of the most intense seven weeks of professional golf in the summer of 2020. Beginning with the Workday Charity Open in early July, six professional golf tournaments were played in the state on five different golf courses. With all sports shut down due to the COVID-19 beginning in […]
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Sophia Popov’s Women’s OPEN Victory Began at Marathon Classic

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By Fred Altvater   The win by a Symetra Tour player Sophia Popov at the 2020 AIG Women’s OPEN at Royal Troon last month was certainly unexpected, but can be traced directly back to the restart of the LPGA Tour in Toledo at the beginning of August.   WHO IS SOPHIA POPOV? One of the […]
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Reynolds Lake Oconee Offers a Relaxed Atmosphere & Spectacular Golf

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Reynolds Lake Oconee has been a top resort for many years. In addition to 117 holes of spectacular golf, Lake Oconee offers 374 miles of shoreline. Fishing, boating and other water recreation is central to the Reynolds experience. The Ritz Carlton provides the finest in overnight accommodations, plus the resort can offer cottages and condominiums […]
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Tips for Better Practice

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By Fred Altvater   Ben Hogan famously found his secrets “in the dirt,” but you may not have time to spend hours on the range tinkering with a different grip, stance, posture, or alignment. Do you have a plan for improvement, when you go to the range, or do you just beat golf balls into […]
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Golf Travel is Still a Viable Option

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  Many Golfaholics are fed up with being stuck at home and are ready to experience new adventures, but are wary of staying in a hotel, or boarding an airplane. The second issue is a very easy fix. We are fortunate in Ohio to be blessed with a number of great golfing opportunities in every […]
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Ohio First Tee & Girls Golf Programs Receive Renee Powell Grants from LPGA Foundation

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Ohio native, Renee Powell is a legend in women’s golf. She has received numerous awards from the USGA, The R&A, The PGA, as well as, other major golf organizations for her work as a teacher, mentor and international ambassador for the game of golf.   Powell grew up on her family’s golf course in East […]
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Midland’s Currie Golf Course Recovers After the Flood

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Fred Altvater As if Currie Golf Course in Midland, Michigan wasn’t dealing with enough challenges in 2020, they experienced a flood of biblical proportions on May 20. After two days of extremely heavy rains, two dams that held back the waters of the Tittabawassie River to form Wixom and Sanford Lakes both gave way, allowing […]
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Female nearly knocks off Men’s Top Seed in Cincinnati Amateur Event

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Ali Green had been putting off entering Cincinnati’s Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship, but she made the most of her effort last month, when she nearly knocked off the top-seed, Kyle Schmidt. The first female to play in the event, qualified for the match play portion of the tournament, although she had to hit it […]
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Mason Deal’s 63 Sets New TJGA Mark

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Last month Mason Deal fired a smooth 63 in the Toledo Junior Golf Association event at Belmont Country Club. “It wasn’t luck,” TJGA Official, Jim McGill said. “He’s an excellent golfer. He just got in that zone and everything was going right for him. There was no luck involved, it was skill.” The soon to […]
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