#TBT: Grandville's Grand Performance

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 26, 2014

The MHSAA girls golf tournament has evolved substantially over the last 16 years, with Lower Peninsula teams set to begin Regional play Oct. 8 in one of four divisions – three divisions replaced the two-class system (Class A and B-C-D) in 1999 and the fourth was added a decade later. 

Most of the best scores in MHSAA history have been carded during the division era. But Grandville received an A+ for its performance at Michigan State University's Forest Akers East and West in winning the final Lower Peninsula Class A championship May 29-30, 1998.

The Bulldogs shot a two-round 634, a record-setting score at the time which remains the second-lowest 36-hole Finals score in MHSAA history, behind only the 607 shot by Rochester in 2008. Grandville fired a 309 in the first round, at East, which also remains the second-lowest score for 18 holes to a 296 shot by Rochester during its record-setting run. 

Grandville's round was built on a scores from Stacy Snider (68-73-141), Stephanie Bezilla (75-83-158), Kara Hutton (87-81-168), Ann Licata (81-88-169) and Kelli Gibson (85-97-182). Snider's 141 is tied for fourth-lowest individual 36-hole score in MHSAA Finals history, and her 68 is tied for third-lowest score for 18 holes.

Snider went on to play at MSU and took over this season as coach at Western Michigan University. Bezilla played at the University of Michigan and works in club design for Titleist. Hutton joined Division II Barry University in Florida for its inaugural season and helped it to the NCAA Tournament in 2002.

Grandville was coached by Tom Peddie and also won LP Class A in 1997. 

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Team Champions
Division 1 - Rochester Adams
Division 2 - Farmington Hills Mercy
Division 3 - Macomb Lutheran North
Division 4 - Jackson Lumen Christi

Medalists
Division 1 - Kate Brody - Grand Blanc
Division 2 - Macie Elzinga - Byron Center
Division 3 - Lauren Timpf - Macomb Lutheran North
Division 4 - Mia Melendez - Ann Arbor Greenhills