Tag Archives: Fred Altvater
Should Teenage Amateur Golfers Receive NIL Money?
By Fred Altvater Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) financial arrangements are all the rage in college sports. It has been rumored that a Division I college football program is required to offer $3 million in NIL guarantees to sign a top-notch quarterback out of the transfer portal. It appears that amateur golfers are becoming attractive […]
Golf Tip: Do You Really Need to Hit a 300-Yard Drive?
By Fred Altvater If you watch golf equipment commercials on television, you would think everyone should be able to hit it 300 yards. The OPEN Championship contested last month at Royal Liverpool in England proved that long drives aren’t always the key to winning and posting low scores. While Rory, Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler […]
USGA Proposes to Limit Golf Ball
By Fred Altvater In addition to hosting the United States Open, the Women’s U.S. Open, Men’s and Women’s U.S. Amateurs, plus 10 other national golf championships, the United State Golf Association (USGA) oversees and occasionally fine tunes the rules of golf. The USGA, along with The R&A have served notice, that in their vigil […]
It’s Spring in Ohio
The Indians and Reds have started the MLB season. The Masters has awarded another Green Jacket and the birds are chirping outside my office window. Golf courses across the state are welcoming anxious golfers and getting the 2018 golf season underway. If you are tired of simply taking a few bucks from your golf buddies […]
What are the Basics of Golf?
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” […]
Tons of GREAT Golf in Ohio
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 […]