‘Heartbreaking’: Fire destroys iconic clubhouse at Oakland Hills Country Club – FOX23

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.

Rick Palmer, president of the suburban Detroit club, said general manager Christine Pooler called him at about 9:30 a.m.

The clubhouse held irreplaceable memorabilia and art from the nine major championships and the Ryder Cup that Oakland Hills has hosted in the past century, according to The Associated Press.

Gary Player won the 1972 PGA Championship at the course, and Team Europe won the 2004 Ryder Cup, the AP reported.

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