He is an avid golfer, carrying seven handicap
at the Holland Country Club. 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.
He is a lifelong resident of Holland.
Ebels and his wife, Marilyn, are active at the Victory Point Christian
Reformed Church.
Bob
Ebels < rebels@chartermi.net > has coached the Hope College men's golf
team for seventeen seasons. The Flying Dutchmen have captured the championship
of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) five consecutive
years and eight of the last nine years (1999-00-01-03-04-05-06-07). They
have been first or
second
in the league standings every year since 1997. Ebels has coached ten
conference
medalists. Hope competed as a team in the 2000, 2006, 2007 and 2008 NCAA
Division III National Championships. He
was Coach
of the Year for District IV Division III (Michigan-Ohio-Indiana)
in 2001.