The original trophies, clothing and old photos of the significant events the club had hosted are no more. Lost, he said, are portraits of the golf greats who played - and won tournaments - there, including Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. A member for about 40 years and former club president, he added that members "can always build a new clubhouse, but the golf heritage of the club that was represented on the walls of all the rooms is probably all gone." "It's devastating and traumatic," Dick Doyle, 86, said. For hours, the entire area, for as far as a mile, smelled like a chimney.Įven though Oakland Hills is a posh private club with many rules and traditions - proper attire is required, shirttails must be tucked, and if in doubt, dress up, not down - the loss was significant to many who saw the club as the aspiration of generations of Michiganders. Throughout the day, dozens of firefighters battled the blaze, and then the weather, as rain turned to ice and then snow. Watch Video: Oakland Hills Country Club clubhouse catches on fireĭETROIT - One of Michigan's most eminent buildings - the white wooden clubhouse of the famed Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township - burned to the ground Thursday, taking with it a century of golf history and mementos that can never be replaced.
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