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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.

Brett White Fires 59 To Win PGA TOUR Americas Title

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Michigan native Brett White fired a 59 in the final round to win Commissionaires Ottawa (Canada) Open a stop on the PGA TOUR Americas for his first career PGA TOUR-sanctioned win. White started the final round seven strokes behind the 54-hole leader Philip Barbaree Jr. After a 5-under 31 on the front nine, White put […]

Kim Moore Wins USGA Adaptive Open Again

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Kim Moore, from Battle Creek, began the final round three strokes behind the leader, but her steady, solid round moved her past Cassie Sengul to become the first two-time female champion of the U.S. Adaptive Open. She won the inaugural title in 2022 on Pinehurst’s No. 6 course. This year’s U.S. Adaptive Open was contested […]

BOYNE Golf Continues To improve and Expand

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BOYNE Resort can trace it beginnings to 1948, when it was opened primarily as a winter ski resort on a 40-acre hillside. In 1966, Robert Trent Jones Sr. was contracted to build the first golf course, the Heather, at the Highlands and it was immediately recognized by Golf Digest magazine, ranking it in the “Top […]

Olympics To Add Mixed Team Golf Competition in 2028

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Golf was first added to the Olympic slate of competition in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro. With the resounding success of the sport the International Olympic (IOC) Executive Committee has added a new golf event for the 2028 Olympics that will be held in Los Angeles. Antony Scanlon, the International Golf Federation’s executive director, […]

Evans Scholarships Have Helped Over 12,500 Caddies Attend College

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The Evans Scholarship program for former golf caddies began in 1916 when Chick Evans won the U.S. Open Championship and could not accept the prize money, because he was an amateur. Although Evans, a former caddie, was one of the best golfers of his time, he was forced to drop out of college because his […]

Pinehurst & Reynolds Lake Oconee Adding New Courses

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Golf News Pinehurst To Build 11th Course Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have been retained by Pinehurst to design their newest course, No. 11. It will be the first original design from Coore & Crenshaw at Pinehurst, however they did complete the renovation of No. 2, in 2011. No. 11 will be located on the […]

BOYNE Golf News

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Brehm Named BOYNE Golf Brand Ambassador PGA Tour professional, Ryan Brehm, from Mt. Pleasant, will represent BOYNE Golf as its newest Brand Ambassador. The Michigan State Alum has three career wins on either the PGA Tour, or the Korn Ferry Tour. He won twice on the Korn Ferry Tour, the 2016 Portland Open and the […]

Father’s Day Gift Ideas For Golfers

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The U.S. Open is held every June and traditionally the final round is played on Father’s Day. If your dad is a golfer, why not get him something for Father’s Day that he can actually use. A new rangefinder, putter grip, apparel, shoes and lessons are something any golfer would cherish, especially if it came […]

Michigan Schools In NCAA National Championship

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By Fred Altvater UM’s Thompson Earns Return Trip to NCAA’s The University of Michigan’s Men’s Golf Team finished 15th at the BIG Ten Championship in Baltimore and did not make it into the NCAA National Championship Tournament. The Wolverine’s Hunter Thompson qualified as an individual at the Urbana, Illinois Regional by firing three rounds of […]

EMU Assistant Coach Caterina Don Competes At Augusta National

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Caterina Don, an assistant women’s golf coach at Eastern Michigan University, made her third start at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) last month. As a member of the University of Georgia Women’s Golf Team, she competed in each of the first two editions of the ANWA and advanced to the final round in both […]

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