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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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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Pro Ams are the Life Blood of Golf

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By: Fred Altvater   The World Golf Foundation tracks the amount of money generated for charitable causes every year from golf related activities. Local outings, tournaments and pro-am events raise nearly $4 Billion annually. The PGA Tour boasts that they have generated over $2 Billion in charitable donations, since the tour started tracking their generosity. […]
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French Lick Resort Opens New Sportsbook

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By Fred Altvater The French Lick Resort in Southern Indiana is already the home of one of the most beautiful hotels in the world, the West Baden Inn. The resort also has a complete casino, in the adjoining French Lick Springs Hotel, plus two of the most challenging golf courses to be found anywhere, The […]
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Katherine Roberts Promotes Fitness & Health for Golfers

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  • 6 Years ago
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Katherine Roberts was selling office furniture in Las Vegas, when she realized her calling in life was to promote fitness for golf through Yoga and exercise. She parlayed a gig with the Golf Channel for the first Big Break into a golf fitness enterprise for professional golf’s elite. She has helped train: Davis Love, David […]
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Do You Really Need 14 Clubs?

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By Fred Altvater   How many times have you played a round of golf and used all 14 clubs in your bag? Do you have two or three favorites that you use most of the time? How many times have you tried to hit that 3-wood or 3-hybrid and ended up threatening the worm population […]
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Shirley Spork to be Inducted into PGA Hall of Fame

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By Fred Altvater The PGA of America announced last month that Annika Sorenstam, David Marr, Davis Love III, plus LPGA founding member and longtime teaching professional, Shirley Spork would be inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame. Sorenstam, Davis Love and even Dave Marr are familiar names in golf, but the most intriguing inductee, plus […]
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