Bob Ebels has coached the Hope College men's golf team for 21 seasons.
The Flying Dutchmen have captured the championship of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) seven of the last nine years and 10 of the past 13 years (1999-00-01-03-04-05-06-07-09-11).
Ebels has coached 13 conference medalists. Hope competed as a team in the 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012 NCAA Division III championships. He was Coach of the Year for District IV Division III (Michigan-Ohio-Indiana) in 2001.
An avid golfer, he is a member of the Professional Golf Teachers and Coaches of America and has completed the course work to attain certification as a professional golf teacher. An independent sales rep, he also owns Golf Clubs Plus of Holland, a firm that specializes in manufacturing custom-fitted golf clubs.
Ebels is a member of the Professional Clubmakers Society. Ebels was a standout
fast-pitch softball pitcher for many years. In 1975, he pitched for the national champion Neil's Auto Parts team.
Ebels is a lifelong resident of Holland. Ebels and his wife, Marilyn, are active at the Victory Point Christian Reformed Church.
