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

Evans Scholarship Director John Kretzschmar Passes at age 82

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  • 6 Years ago
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John Kretzschmar was by training a plastics engineer. He saw the importance of plastics as a young man and along with his wife and a partner founded a successful plastics plant outside of Bowling Green, in northwest Ohio. Kretzschmar was a former caddie and became a tireless supporter of the Evan Scholars program not only […]
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Stacy Lewis has Daughter

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Toledo native and LPGA Tour Star Stacy Lewis gave birth to a beautiful baby girl Ocotober 25th. Lewis and her husband, Gerrod Chadwell, the women’s golf coach at the University of Houston are happy to welcome the new addition, Chesnee Lynn Chadwell. Lewis last played in the Marathon Classic in Toledo and hopes to return […]
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Cleveland Pro on Golf Channel

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  • 6 Years ago
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Mike Pickett, Director of Golf at StoneWater Golf Club in Cleveland, has parlayed his artistic abilities into an appearance on Golf Channel for exceptional ability to carve pumpkins. Pickett has always enjoyed drawing and creating art, but his real talents lay in creating beautiful and unusual pumpkin carvings around Halloween. It takes between 40-75 minutes […]
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U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur

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Two Ohio women, Lynn Thompson & Suzi Spotleson both qualified in the Top 64 during the stroke-play portion of the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, held at Orchid Island Beach & Golf Club in Vero Beach, Florida. Both, however were knocked out in the first round of match play.
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Annual Ohio Cup Matches Results

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  • 6 Years ago
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In the 22nd renewal of the Ohio Cup, the Northern Ohio PGA Team defeated the Southern Ohio section 17-15. The annual Ohio Cup features a match-play format with teams comprised of the nine top section members, six senior members, plus one Captain’s Pick. The Northern Ohio PGA team started strong in the first day’s four-ball […]
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OSU’s Jaclyn Lee Qualifies for 2019 LPGA Tour

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  • 6 Years ago
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The revamped method to qualify for the LPGA Tour, the Q-Series completed its two event, eight-round format early this month, with a Lady Buckeye near the top of the leaderboard. Instead of a five-round gauntlet, Q-School as in past years, LPGA Tour hopefuls competed in two 72-hole tournaments held at Pinehurst over two weeks at […]
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Ohio Has Great Short Courses Too

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  • 6 Years ago
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Short courses have always been popular in Ohio. If you aren’t able to travel to the more famous short courses mentioned in the previous article, here is a listing of short courses in Ohio that you may want to put on your must-play list.   Armco Park in Warren County This scenic 18-hole executive course […]
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Peggy Kirk Bell to be Enshrined in World Golf Hall of Fame

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  • 6 Years ago
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By: Fred Altvater “Miss Peggy was the female Arnold Palmer”……Jim Dodson It was announced that Ohio native, Peggy Kirk Bell will be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame in June, preceding the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Most of today’s golfers are not familiar with the name Peggy Kirk Bell, but to the […]
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Mistwood Golf Dome Adds TopTracer

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  • 6 Years ago
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TopTracer provides accurate data for every shot at the Mistwood Golf Dome in Chicago.  
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OSU Alum Rod Spittle Retires from PGA Tour Champions

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  • 6 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater The PGA Tour Champions is the most difficult golf tour in the world, on which, to earn a spot. Every year thousands of 45-year-old Champions Tour wannabes dream of making a run for the senior tour, when they turn 50. It sounds good, but don’t be fooled, the system is stacked against […]
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