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

Wind Topples Famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ at Inverness Club

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  • 5 Years ago
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When the Solheim Cup visits Inverness Club in Toledo next summer, the course will be missing one of the most iconic trees in the history of golf. In the 1979 U.S. Open that was held at Inverness, Lon Hinkle found a short cut at the par 5 eighth hole. In the first round of the […]
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DAYTONA BEACH:  GREAT FOR RACING, BETTER FOR GOLF

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  • 5 Years ago
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By Mike May ‘Great things happen in bunches of threes.’   That old adage definitely applies to beach lovers, who also enjoy golf and motor sports. For golfers, who are planning to visit Daytona to watch a race or two, they should also be prepared for long walks on the beach, and birdie putts, as […]
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Its An Open And Shut Case for Golf Courses

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  • 5 Years ago
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Although COVID-19 has shut down nearly every business and location where people gather, golf courses in some states have been allowed to remain open. You can’t visit the 19th hole with your buddies, to lie about your scores and enjoy a cold one, but you can still go out there and lose a few golf […]
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Safety Tips for Golf During COVID-19 Scare

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3 Tips to Improve Your Swing While Quarantined

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Award-Winning High Heat Club Review

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  • 5 Years ago
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Back 9 Report TV chats with High Heat designer, Dean Knuth about their award-winning drivers and fairway woods.
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Is It Time for a World Golf Tour?

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  • 5 Years ago
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Carlos Torres & Fred Altvater The golf world has been learning more about the proposed Premier Golf League that wants to feature the top 48 players in the world in an 18-tournament league offering $10 million purses, mandatory play, with both a team and individual components. Currently several PGA Tour events offer total purses much […]
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Tour Edge Talks New Products for 2020

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  • 5 Years ago
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Jon Claffey explains Tour Edge’s Full Line of Golf Equipment to Fit every Golfer in 2020.
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Jack’s Back at Reynolds Lake Oconee Great Waters Course

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  • 5 Years ago
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Reynolds Lake Oconee recently re-opened the Great Waters Course. Designed by Jack Nicklaus and originally opened in 1994, Nicklaus completely renovated the entire course and updated it to modern standards.
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Is Golf Really Broken?

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  • 5 Years ago
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At the 2020 PGA Show, the International Network of Golf (ING) hosted their annual state of the industry presentation from analytics veterans Jim Koppenhaver of Pellucid Corp and Stuart Lindsay of Edgehill Consulting. Some key data highlights from their presentation: – 2019 showed 20.6 million golfers played 432 million rounds. Those numbers are comparable to 2018, but are well below 2000, when there […]
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