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

Midland’s Currie Golf Course Recovers After the Flood

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  • 4 Years ago
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Fred Altvater As if Currie Golf Course in Midland, Michigan wasn’t dealing with enough challenges in 2020, they experienced a flood of biblical proportions on May 20. After two days of extremely heavy rains, two dams that held back the waters of the Tittabawassie River to form Wixom and Sanford Lakes both gave way, allowing […]
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Female nearly knocks off Men’s Top Seed in Cincinnati Amateur Event

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  • 4 Years ago
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Ali Green had been putting off entering Cincinnati’s Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship, but she made the most of her effort last month, when she nearly knocked off the top-seed, Kyle Schmidt. The first female to play in the event, qualified for the match play portion of the tournament, although she had to hit it […]
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Mason Deal’s 63 Sets New TJGA Mark

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  • 4 Years ago
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Last month Mason Deal fired a smooth 63 in the Toledo Junior Golf Association event at Belmont Country Club. “It wasn’t luck,” TJGA Official, Jim McGill said. “He’s an excellent golfer. He just got in that zone and everything was going right for him. There was no luck involved, it was skill.” The soon to […]
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COVID-19 Forcing Withdrawals in Professional Golf

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  • 4 Years ago
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Fred Altvater   As Ohio is preparing to welcome both the PGA TOUR and the LPGA Tour for four solid weeks in July and August, it is becoming apparent that, even with the best intentions, efforts at keeping the pros safe from COVID-19 is not a 100% proposition. Nick Watney and Cameron Champ, as well […]
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Ohio is the Center of the Golf Universe!

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  • 4 Years ago
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  At least for a few weeks in July and August this year. By Fred Altvater Editor’s Note: Since this issue was published The Memorial announced that it would be played without fans in attendance. I jokingly tell my friends that Ohio is the CENTER of the Golf Universe. There is so much golfing history […]
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5-Time Winner of Marathon Classic Se Ri Pak Changed the Women’s Game

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  • 4 Years ago
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Se Ri Pak is a legend in her home country. She is, was, and will continue to be a big part of the Marathon Classic.   Before leaving her home country and venturing across the Pacific to the United States, she won 12 Korean championships, six of which, she won, while still an amateur. In […]
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Southern Hospitality & Golf in Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana

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  • 4 Years ago
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This winter we visited three wonderful golf destinations on the Gulf of Mexico. Mobile, Alabama, Biloxi, Mississippi and Lake Charles, Louisiana all offer great golf at affordable prices. Fresh seafood and off the course activities were a plus, as well.   Southern Alabama/Mobile Bay Southern Alabama and the Mobile Bay area is one of my […]
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COVID-19 Forces Ohio Tournaments to be Rescheduled

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  • 4 Years ago
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The Memorial, the Marathon Classic and the Bridgestone Senior PLAYERS Championship have been rescheduled, plus the Korn Ferry Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is diligently working to keep its date. The PGA TOUR announced its latest rescheduling and plan to restart in June with the Charles Schwab Challenge June 8-14. That will be followed by […]
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Ohio Was One of First States to Re-Open Golf Courses

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  • 4 Years ago
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Ohio was one of the first states to reopen golf courses and with the dawning of spring, traffic has been brisk. The various golf associations around the state have worked diligently to keep course owners and managers informed of the proper safety measures, that will keep golf strong and vibrant in the state. Safety measures […]
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Red Hawk Run Golf Club Officially Closes

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  • 4 Years ago
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It is always a sad day when a golf course closes, but especially when one the caliber of Red Hawk Run in Findlay, Ohio was forced to close in April. Red Hawk Run was an upscale 18-hole championship course, designed by Ohio native son, Arthur Hills. It opened for play in 1999 to rave reviews. […]
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