Standing L-R: Coach John Bishop, Rob Staudacher, Bob Doyle, Brad Brigham, Lary Blahnik, Doug Allen, Kipp Owen Kneeling L-R:Pat McDermitt, Chip Seltzer, Kevin Troyer, Chris Seltzer
Nobody beat Goodrich High on a golf course in 1977, and few even came close.
The Martians won 25 dual meets by an average margin of 28 strokes, ran away with the league meet by 25 shots and took the regional tournament by 17.
They capped their perfect season with a 12-stroke victory in the Class C championship meet, and their team score of 300 set a state-finals record for all classes.
Such domination has earned the 1977 Goodrich boys’ golf team entry into the Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame. They will be inducted at a banquet Dec. 2 at Genesys Conference and Banquet Center.
It’s doubtful anyone in the state could have beaten Goodrich that year, and that includes Class A powers like neighboring Grand Blanc. The Martians beat the Bobcats by a stroke in a triangular, and their state finals score was 21 shots better than any other state champion’s that year.
“Not bad for a bunch of rag-tag kids from little old Goodrich,” said team captain Kevin Troyer.
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