New Member Spotlight
Herb Rubenstein & Laurie Bassi Herb Rubenstein and Lauri Bassi are new members of LGCC and the Lexington Community , but it certainly does not seem that way . Herb is an attorney , author , educator and PGA member . He is a 1974 graduate of W & L and earned his law degree at Georgetown University . He also earned a Master of Public Affairs degree from LBJ School in Texas . He was the Captain of the W & L Golf Team from 1970-1974 and still today occasionally travels with the team . Herb is an avid golfer having earned his PGA member status at the age of 67 . When asked why he wanted to do this at that stage of his life , he said a strong desire to play a role in changing the culture of golf . He wants more diversity in golf . He envisions men , women , children , people of all color and nationality playing the game . He is committed to that and has run the PGA Junior League in Brooklyn for the past four years . Membership is free and open to all who desire to learn how to play golf .
I asked Herb about his vision for LGCC . He sees tremendous value and opportunity in partnering with W & L . He believes a massive renovation of our course will result in having a national vs local membership , and the impact will bring positive economic benefits to our community . It will attract more industry and jobs to Rockbridge County . His advice as a PGA Professional to new golfers is to sign up with a PGA Professional and take a minimum of six lessons . He breaks the game of golf down into twenty-six separate games . There is so much to learn .
Lauri Bassi , Herb ’ s wife , is accomplished in her own right . She is CEO of McBassi & Company , an economics consulting firm . Her company gathers data from other companies , analyzes the data , and helps them use the information for the benefit of their employees and customers . She was an Economics Professor at Georgetown University and then VP of the Association for Training and Development prior to starting her consulting firm . Lauri laughs and says she never wanted to date , much less marry , a lawyer or golfer . So much for that ! She loves gardening , hiking and volunteering for Hospice . She is part of Hospice ’ s Threshold Choir , which is new to Rockbridge , but not new nationally . The Threshold Choir sings for those at the thresholds of life in over 200 communities around the world . She loves to sing and is looking forward to participating here in Rockbridge County .
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