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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Toledo Metro Golf Association

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The Toledo Metro Golf Association season runs through September 24th. It’s not too late to test your skill against some of the best golfers in the area, with seven events remaining on the schedule. Saturday, August 5th  Red Hawk GC (Findlay, OH) Fri, August 11th  Toledo Amateur Championship Sat, August 12th, Detwiler Park Sun, August 13th,  […]
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Northwest Ohio Junior Golf Association Announces Award Winners

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  • 7 Years ago
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The Northwest Ohio Junior Golf Association wrapped their summer season at Eagle Rock on July 19. Jacob Black was named Boy’s Player of the Year and Riley Kleck was awarded Girl’s Player of the Year. Maddie Trefzger won the 2017 Sportsmanship Award.
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Pinya Pipatgarasgit Competes in U.S. Junior Girls Championship

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  • 7 Years ago
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Local golfer, Pinya Pipatarasgit from Sylvania, competed in the U.S. Junior Girls Championship at Boone Valley outside of St. Louis in July. In the first two rounds of individual medal play she posted rounds of 79-74. That left her outside the top 64, which qualify for the match play portion. The eventual winner, 19-year-old Erica […]
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Treetops Resort Set the Standard for Michigan Golf Resorts

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  • 7 Years ago
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Treetops early days provide an interesting story in how northern Michigan came to be recognized as the golfing mecca it has become. It began, when Harry Melling, who owned a successful automotive parts manufacturing business in Jackson, Michigan, purchased the property in 1983. He loved northern Michigan, and was looking for a new challenge, when […]
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Solheim Cup Will Be Contested in Des Moines

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  • 7 Years ago
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In just four years the excitement of the Solheim Cup will come to historic Inverness in Toledo. However, this month the 15th renewal of the Solheim Cup will be contested at Des Moines Country Club, August 18-20. The best women golfers from Europe will compete against the best from the United States in an event, […]
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What are the Basics of Golf?

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How many times have you heard someone say they need to get back to the “BASICS.” If fact, many golf instructors talk about stressing the “BASICS.” What are the BASICS of golf? Where did they originate? How can they help you be a better golfer? Ben Hogan authored, “5 Lessons, The Modern Fundamentals of Golf” […]
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Western Golf Association’s Female Caddie Academy Wraps Up Sixth Year

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  • 7 Years ago
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This summer the Western Golf Association’s Caddie Academy hosted 89 female high school students from across the nation in Chicago to learn how to properly caddie. The program encompasses seven weeks in June and July. The girls work as caddies every day at one of 13 participating golf clubs along Chicago’s North Shore. The girls […]
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Tips to Teach Your Child Golf

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  • 7 Years ago
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Kids are naturally curious and constantly learning. Even though you were a big athlete in high school or college, your child may not follow in your footsteps athletically. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t introduce them to various sports and provide access to a multitude of outdoor activities. As a golf instructor, a father and a […]
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2017 Open Championship to be Contested at Royal Birkdale

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  • 7 Years ago
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Royal Birkdale is located just north of Liverpool, England, the home of the Beatles. It has hosted the Open Championship on nine previous occasions and the list of winners is, I dare say, quite impressive. The Australian legend, Peter Thomson won his first Claret Jug in 1954, as well as, his fifth and last at […]
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Tons of GREAT Golf in Ohio

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  • 7 Years ago
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We are hitting the home stretch for golf in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The days are beginning to shorten, but the warm weather makes us want to squeeze out every round of golf possible before football season begins in earnest. NWO Golf Links wants to congratulate Judd Silverman and his team at the Marathon […]
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