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.

Annika Sorenstam Still Tops the LPGA’s Career Money List 

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  • 3 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater    Annika Sorenstam, who will captain the European Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2021 at , Sylvania Country Club, compiled several amazing statistics during her competitive years. She was the first woman to break the 60 barrier by firing a 59 in the second round of the Standard Register PING in 2001. She accepted an invitation to play […]

Holiday Gift Guide: Golf Gift Ideas for Santa 

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  • 3 Years ago
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If you are struggling for gift ideas for your favorite golfer, we hope these suggestions may help make it the best Christmas ever.    GearUp Sportswear    Every golfer needs more golf shirts, plus you can help him, or her, look a little better on the course.  GearUp Sportswear is a Toledo-based company that offers the most fashionable, […]

Fore Hope Promotes Using Golf for Therapy 

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  • 3 Years ago
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Golf is experiencing a swell in popularity and participation, thanks to its acceptance as a socially-distanced outdoor activity. The sport provides a much-needed respite from quarantining indoors and yields therapeutic benefits.   Mindy Derr has been promoting the value of using golf for therapy through Fore Hope, which she developed in 1989 and continues today.   For over 30 years, Derr has combined a love of golf with helping others. People who have experienced, […]

Top OHIO Golf Stories in 2020 

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  • 3 Years ago
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Here are the top seven Ohio golf stories of the year.   Renee Powellwas recognized with more awards in 2020, but one of her favoriteswas being chosen to captain the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup Team. Her team of the best junior golfers will face off against the European Junior Solheim Cup Team captained by Annika Sorenstam. The Junior […]

Tiger Woods Teaches Us A Life Lesson 

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  • 3 Years ago
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“Golf and Life are not about the last shot. They are about the next one.”    Only two other golfers in the history of the game, Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus, are in the same league as Tiger Woods. He was a highly regarded amateur and we all know the success he has recorded as a professional golfer.  Perhaps one of the […]

Renee Powell To Captain PING Junior Solheim Cup at Sylvania Country Club

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  • 4 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater   As everyone knows the Solheim Cup is coming to Toledo next year, September 4-6. Inverness demonstrated just how tough it can play, when the LPGA restarted its 2020 season with the Drive ON Championship. Danielle Kang reaffirmed her ability to play difficult courses well and made it a clean sweep by […]

Don’t Be Afraid, 2020 is Winding Down

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  • 3 Years ago
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November brings shorter days, cooler temperatures, the beginning of the Holiday Season and hopefully the end to 2020, as well as, COVID. This year has been a challenge, but through it all the American People, as well as, golfers have remained strong. The Golf industry and golf course operators have had one of their best […]

ACE Indoor’s Expertise is Golf Simulators

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  • 3 Years ago
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New product offerings coming out ahead of cold weather   By Fred Altvater Most golfers have visited a golf simulator to get in a few swings during the snowy winter months. Even better, many even dream about installing their very own sim in their man cave. Michigan PGA Tour player Ryan Brehm for example relied […]

Firestone Exceeds All Expectations

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  • 3 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater Many times, when you are excited about an upcoming event, like visiting a new golf course, the experience does not live up to the hype and we come away disappointed. That will never be the case at Firestone Country Club. Since opening as a private club for Firestone employees and their families […]

What Grip is Right for You

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  • 3 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater Very little attention is given to the proper grip today. It seems most golf instructors are more concerned about spin rate, launch angle and swing speed than providing the proper basics to help a student hit it farther and straighter. I begin every lesson with a new student, even experienced and low […]
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