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.

PGA Village
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PGA Village is the Perfect Golf Getaway in Florida

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  • 5 Years ago
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PGA Village Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida has three outstanding golf courses to make any golf getaway a treat. The Ryder and Wanamaker courses were designed by Tom Fazio and underwent extensive renovations within the last six years. The Ryder plays slightly easier off the tee, but beautiful bunkering frames every fairway and […]
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Sea Pines Resort
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Enjoy Golf & First-Class Service at Relaxing Sea Pines Resort

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  • 5 Years ago
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In April, the week after the Masters, the PGA Tour takes a collective breath and heads to the relaxing atmosphere of Hilton Head for the RBC Heritage Classic. Harbour Town Golf Links, in the Sea Pines Resort, is only 130 miles from the hallowed grounds of Augusta National, but a million-light years away from the […]
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Buckeyes Show Well in Jones Cup Invitational

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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Current Buckeye teammates, Will Grimmer and Dan Wetterich, competed it the Jones Invitational on the Ocean Forest Golf Club on Sea Island, Georgia. Grimmer held the lead after the first round firing a solid 68, but a second round three-over-par 75 dropped to third place. Final round play was washed out and Grimmer was third […]
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Two Ohio Golfers Earn PGA Tour Latinoamerica Tour Spots

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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Another former Buckeye star Tee-K Kelly posted rounds of 71-6-66-70 to finish runner-up at the Latinoamerca Tour Q-School. Chase Johnson from Barberton finished T-6 at the Latinoamerica Q-School to earn a spot on tour for 2019. He posted rounds of 73-66-72-69 The Latinoamerica Tour conducts a series of tournaments in Central and South America with […]
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Former Buckeye Star is now Competing on Web.com Tour 

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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Former OSU golfer Bo Hoag is competing on the Web.com Tour this season. Thus far in 2019, he has made the cut in all three events he has competed with his best finish a T-13 coming at the Country Club de Bogota Championship at the beginning of the month. Hoag, from Upper Arlington, was a […]
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OGA & USGA 2019 Tournament Schedules

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  • 6 Years ago
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Back 9 Report & Back 9 Report TV Receive Awards

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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Last month during the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, the International Network of Golf (ING) held their annual Media Award Ceremony. Back 9 Report received an Outstanding Achievement Award for their October 4, 2018 show, “Preview of the Ryder Cup” with Carlos Torres, Kieran Clark and Fred Altvater. You can download the award-winning 10/4/2018 […]
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Boyne’s Heather Course Named National Course of the Year 

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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  In 2018 Boyne Highlands Heather Course was named Michigan’s Golf Couse of the Year by the Michigan Golf Course Owners Association.   As a state winner The Heather was automatically entered to win Golf Course of the Year from the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) and they did just that.   Clearly great golf […]
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20 Ohio Caddies Earn Full-Ride Evans College Scholarships

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  • 6 Years ago
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Twenty Ohio students have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies, following a final selection interview held at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, on Jan. 17. Each caddie has a unique story to tell, reflecting the scholarship’s four selection criteria: a strong caddie record, excellent academics, […]
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One of the Leading Women of Golf Alice Dye Dies at 91  

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  • 6 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater   Alice Dye was one of the leading women in golf. She was not just the woman behind the man, Pete Dye, she was active in the family business and golf community.   She was the first female President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), and 2017 Donald Ross […]
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