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

Is TopGolf finally breaking ground in Cleveland?

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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TogGolf continues to expand with a new facility coming to Cleveland. It appears that work has begun on the proposed site at 5700 Brecksville Road, in Independence. The original announcement of TopGolf coming to Cleveland was made in January, but nothing official has been added since then. However, heavy equipment has been spotted moving dirt […]
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Top 10 stories in golf for 2018

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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Patrick Reed has to be the most unpopular Masters winner ever Golf fans have a love/hate relationship with Patrick Reed. His stellar performance in the 2016 Ryder Cup earned him the nickname, Captain America, but his past antics in collegiate golf and revelations about a complete split with his family have turned golf purists against […]
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Play Golf All Winter at The Tee Box in Ann Arbor

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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It’s time to take your golf game indoors With the advancements in ball tracking technology, indoor golf simulators have become a very popular winter entertainment for golfers. Simulators are being installed in a variety of venues including, homes, golf courses, bowling alleys, sports bars, as well as, commercial indoor golf centers. They offer the perfect […]
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Interview with World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona

  • by Fred
  • 6 Years ago
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World Golf Foundation CEO, Steve Mona talks with Back 9 Report TV about importance of Golf to U.S. economy, diversity in the game and golfers generate nearly $4 Billion annually for charities.
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Happy Thanksgiving Golfaholics

  • by Pat
  • 6 Years ago
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The end of November normally brings snow and cold weather to Northern Ohio, which puts a damper on the golf season. It’s time to think about planning that golf trip to Florida, Arizona or points south.  This month in Ohio Golf Journal we talk about the benefits of short golf courses. We golfers sometimes get […]
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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Makes a GREAT Golf Getaway

  • by Pat
  • 6 Years ago
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By Fred Altvater If you are truly looking for a golf getaway, “eh,” that will be the envy of your golf buddies, don’cha youse know. I suggest heading up I-75, cross the Mackinaw Bridge, turn left at St. Ignace and enjoy the gorgeous views along the north shore of Lake Michigan, until you reach Escanaba. […]
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Ohio Professional Wins Senior PGA Professional Championship

  • by Pat
  • 6 Years ago
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Bob Sowards has amassed over 17 wins at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, but none as prestigious as the Senior PGA Professional Championship. Sowards resides in Dublin and is the Head Professional at Kinsale Country Club. He is the first winner of the Senior PGA Professional Championship from the Southern Ohio […]
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Evans Scholarship Director John Kretzschmar Passes at age 82

  • by Pat
  • 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

  • by Pat
  • 6 Years ago
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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

  • by Pat
  • 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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