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Columnist: Fred Altvater

Fred 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.

28 Michigan Caddies Receive Evans Scholarships

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January is a very important month for former caddies at golf clubs around Michigan. Every year the Evans Scholarship Foundation awards full housing and tuition college grants to deserving young men and women, who caddied at golf clubs that support the Evans Scholars Foundation. Each caddie must undergo a stringent application process including an […]

In the Winter, Skiing Rather Than Golf Is the Sport of Choice for Michigan Golf Courses

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By Fred Altvater In Michigan, golf courses and resorts do double duty. There is no better place to play golf than Northern Michigan in the summer months, but in the winter, while fluffy white snow covers golf courses, skiing becomes the sport of choice. BOYNE Resort Everyone knows that BOYNE Resort with its […]

Let’s Talk Putting

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By Fred Altvater Before you beat yourself up the next time you miss that six-foot putt to lose a couple of bucks to your golfing buddy, consider this. The average of putts made inside eight feet for all PGA Tour Pros is only 67%. If tour professionals miss three, or four putts for every ten […]

Bandon Dunes Experiencing a Growth Spurt

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By Fred Altvater As COVID restrictions eased golfers flocked to Bandon Dunes and the existing five courses have been filled to capacity. Due to the immense popularity, the owner Mike Keiser decided a greater supply of courses were necessary, to satisfy Golfaholics. The last addition to the resort, the Sheep Ranch has been open […]

Good News For Oakland Hills Golf Club After Devastating Fire Destroyed Historic Clubhouse

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By Fred Altvater The bad news for Oakland Hills Country club is that a large portion of their historic 110,000 square foot clubhouse and the priceless golf artifacts housed there were destroyed by a devastating fire in February. It appears that the club is rebounding and the USGA has placed their trust in the club’s […]

ACE Indoor’s Expertise is Golf Simulators

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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 100 percent on indoor hitting […]

Reynolds Lake Oconee: Relaxed Atmosphere and Wonderful Golf

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By Fred Altvater Reynolds Lake Oconee has been a top destination resort for many years – with 117 holes of spectacular golf. Lake Oconee offers 374 miles of shoreline as well, so fishing, boating and other water recreation is central to the Reynolds experience. The Ritz Carlton provides the finer details in overnight accommodations, plus the resort can offer cottages and condominiums for a group, […]

Midland’s Currie Golf Course Recovers After the Flood

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By Fred Altvater As if Currie Golf Course in Midland wasn’t dealing with enough challenges thrown at the golf industry in 2020, the Midland region 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 Tittabawassee River to form Wixom and Sanford Lakes both gave way, allowing a tsunami of water to flood downtown Midland […]

Paradise Found: Quivira Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico

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By Fred Altvater I know this will offend the very religious, but I am not sure the writers of the Bible got the precise location of the Garden of Eden. I just returned from the Quivira Los Cabos on the southern-most tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and I am very certain this is what that […]

Shot Scope Puts Your Shot Data in Your Hands

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By Fred Altvater Technology has greatly enhanced the game of golf over the past 20 years – more so than any other time period in the game’s history. Trackman, Flightscope and other digital tracking systems provide accurate data to dial in every club in the bag, but these products are expensive and only used on the practice range. Rangefinders offer […]

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