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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Ed Travis Says Team USA will Win Presidents Cup

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A (Not So) Fearless Prediction – Team USA Will Win The Presidents Cup
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Practice Tips to Improve Your Golf Game

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By: Fred Altvater Most casual golfers can’t wait to get to the golf course, park their car, throw on their shoes, grab their clubs and run to the first tee. Then, they can’t understand, why they slice their first drive out of bounds, top two shots, skull one over the green and take three putts […]
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Michigan Hickory Tour Holds Event at Ottawa Park

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By:  Fred Altvater Returning golf to its roots, using clubs and balls popular during golf’s golden age in the 1920’s, is the mission of the Michigan Hickory Tour. The tour is comprised of golfers, who play with hickory clubs, just as they were prior to 1935. The tour requires no membership fees and all interested […]
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Gaylord Golf Mecca Makes the PERFECT Fall Golf Destination

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Labor Day Weekend is in the rearview mirror and soon Mother Nature will be painting a colorful pallette of fire reds and bright yellows, with multiple shades of oranges and browns thrown in for good measure, over the rolling hillsides in Northern Michigan. If you are wondering where the BEST Fall Golf Getaway Resort is […]
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The PGA Championship is the Final Major of the Year

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The first PGA Championship held in 1916 was won by an Englishman, Jim Barnes and was held at Siwonay Country Club in Eastchester, New York. World War I forced a two-year sabbatical of the new tournament, but Barnes returned to defend his title in 1919 at Engineers Country Club in Roslyn, New York. From 1921-1927, […]
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Boyne Has Something For Everyone

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In 1946, Everett Kircher was selling Studebakers in Detroit, but had a dream of building a ski resort in northern Michigan and convinced a state senator to give him a parcel of land to start make his dream come true. The senator thinking it was a hair-brained scheme at best, said at the time, “Anybody […]
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John Kretzschmar Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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John Kretzschmar recently received the Donald D. Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award for the Evans Scholarship Foundation. He was recognized for his dedication to the Western Golf Association (WGA) and the Evans Scholars Foundation. Kretzschmar became a WGA Director in 1982 and was the first person to serve as chairman (2000 & 2001) of the WGA […]
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Toledo Junior Golf Association Wraps up 2017

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The Toledo Junior Golf Association (TJGA) completed its 44th season of tournament play with the TJGA Invitational and Awards Dinner July 31 at Inverness Club. Stone Oak, Maume Bay, Legacy, Toledo Country Club, Detwiler, Belmont, Highland Meadows, Forest Creason, Heather Downs, Stone Ridge, Brandywine, White Pines, South Toledo and Inverness all hosted TJGA events in […]
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University of Toledo Hires Golf Coach

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With the departure of Jamie Broce earlier this summer the University of Toledo was in need of a new Men’s Golf Coach. They found their man, Jeff Roope, right here in Ohio, the former men’s and women’s golf coach at Wittenberg University. Mike O’Brien, UT Vice-President and Athletic Director said, “Jeff is an outstanding coach […]
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Aurora Project Golf Classic at Toledo Country Club

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The 24th Aurora Project Golf Classic presented by Owens Corning will be held Monday, August 14th at historic Toledo Country Club. Both lunch and a delicious dinner are included with a silent auction, with the awards presentation scheduled after the golf. Hearing stories from former Aurora Project residents is always moving. The Aurora Project is […]
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