The Miami Lakes Golf Club will be closed to play on Nov. 4 as a major overhaul by renowned golf course designer Bruce Hepner is begun.      “A big focus will be to make sure the course looks good, feels good to play on and that all of the trees are native to Florida,” said Danny Martinez, project manager at The Graham Companies, which owns the historic public course.      It was no...

    The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame has unveiled its Class of 2024.  The honorees will be inducted during a ceremony on Dec. 14, 2024. The Hall provided the backgrounds of the new members:  --Alex Fernandez is a former pitcher for Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami Dade College, the University of Miami, the Chcago White Sox and the Florida Marlins. The Sox selected him fourth during the first round...

     Members of the Karate Miami Lakes program were recognized during a summer competition in Mexico.  The group, led by Sensei Miguel Zamora, participated in the 10th Annual X Continental Championship held in Queretaro, Mexico from July 31 to Aug. 4.      Presented by Shotokan Karate-Do International, the young athletes participated in competitions, technical clinics and promotion tests that allowed them...

   The Miami Lakes Athletic Club will hold special events in October to raise money for the Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative and to raise awareness and remind women to get annual mammograms.      Club employees will wear pink T-shirts during the month.       There will be pink T-shirts, hair ties, bandanas and other accessories for sale.      A series of classes...

   It happens. You’re going to put a ball in the water every now and then.    Many golfers, however, don’t have a full understanding about what to do next.     First, understand the rules of the game AND the local rules of the course that you are playing.  Determine if the hazard line is painted yellow or red. (Most courses only use a red line.) If it’s yellow, you have three...