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Brownson, Rubin and Nathan to fly the flag for MGB Golf at EMG
Maccabi GB have announced their Golf management team for the European Maccabi Games 2019 in Budapest.
March 28, 2019 11:11
Maccabi GB have announced their Golf management team for the European Maccabi Games 2019 in Budapest.
March 28, 2019 11:11Ben Brownson will chair the squad, with Daniel Rubin leading the Open team and Russell Nathan taking on Masters role.
Brownson, who has previously represented Team Maccabi GB at five International Games as a player and manager, is also a graduate of Maccabi GB’s Streetwise Leadership Programme.
He has won a number of medals including a team silver at the 2011 and 2015 EMG in Vienna and Budapest, and most recently oversaw the Junior Team win bronze at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.
Speaking about the appointment, Brownson said: “It gives me huge pride to put on the MGB kit again. I am equally delighted to welcome Daniel and Russell, and together we hope to build on the success achieved in Berlin four years ago.”
Whilst this will be his first international games, Rubin also sits on the Maccabi GB Board and has been instrumental in setting up the Organisation’s Community Golf Day fundraising event. He has been playing golf since he was a teenager and brings a wealth of experience having been a member of Hartsbourne Golf Club for 22 years.
Rubin spoke of his "excitement to explore our Jewish identity together in Budapest" and said: "We are aiming to continue the impressive track record of multiple medals at an International Games.”
Nathan has played at many national and county competitions including an impressive 15 Glancy’s and 12 Metropolitan events, representing Abridge Golf Club and the society WAGOS – the largest Jewish Golfing Society in the UK. In 2015, he was the Masters Manager in Berlin where he won gold in the Team event and won silver in the Individual event.
Nathan said: “This is going to be an even greater experience for me as I am looking forward to linking up with Jeremy Lichtenfeld and Steven Hope, who were my team members in 2015 – this makes it even more special for us.”
For Brownson, the EMG is not just about sport. He went on to say: “I have been fortunate to attend the EMG in Vienna, Berlin and now have the privilege of attending in Budapest – three cities where our community has been subject to horrific events in the past.
"As a squad, we look forward to learning first-hand about the community’s history and current state together as a team, which will no doubt strengthen our Jewish identity but also help us bond together as a team."