Bedortha guided the Bulldogs to their 11th NCAA Division II National Championship appearance in 2003 as the Bulldogs placed 15th overall. In the spring of 2002, Ferris State registered a 13th-place national tourney finish. During his first year at the helm in the 1999-00 campaign, Ferris State finished in an eighth-place tie at the 2000 NCAA-II Championships.

A 1990 graduate of Ferris State's Professional Golf Management program, Bedortha returned to his alma mater in March 2000 after serving as the assistant golf professional at the Bend Golf and Country Club in Bend, Oregon. He was an all-conference golfer as an undergraduate at Ferris and helped the Bulldogs win league titles in 1988 and 1989. A three-year FSU letterwinner, Bedortha recorded a career 79.9 stroke average and posted a personal career-best 78.0 average for the 1988 season.

"Everything is in place for our program to achieve success," Bedortha said. "Our men's program continues to grow and expand and is one of the top NCAA Division II programs in the nation."

Under his guidance, Ferris State has produced two All-Americans in Christoph Spora (2000-01) and Mitch Flemming (2001-02). Spora was a second-team selection by the Golf Coaches Association of America for NCAA Division II while Flemming attained third-team recognition the following season.

Bedortha, who holds membership in the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) and the National Golf Association (NGA) was honored as the 2005 National Golf Coaches Association's (NGCA) Division II Women's Golf Coach of the Year and was a co-honoree of the Division II East Regional Women's Golf Coach of the Year. He was named the GLIAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year and was a co-winner of the NGCA Division II East Region Women's Golf Coach of the Year in the 2000-01 season. Bedortha was chosen as the 2001-02 Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year in men's golf.