Priceless items of golf history were saved from inside the Oakland Hills Country Club as it burned in February.

Priceless items of golf history were saved from inside the Oakland Hills Country Club as it burned in February.

Oakland Hills will host the U.S. Open -- one of the PGA Tour’s four major tournaments -- in 2034 and 2051, according to the United States Golf Association.

The fire that devastated the clubhouse at the Oakland Hills Country Club last month may have been caused by torches used by contractors who were installing rubber flashing, officials said Thursday.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office provided an update Thursday afternoon on the fire that tore through the historic Oakland Hills Country Club last month.

What happened at Oakland Hills Country Club is devastating for its members, the Metro Detroit golf community and the entire golf world.

The cause of the destructive fire that burned through the historic Oakland Hills Country Club last week is still a mystery.

Fire crews were back at the Oakland Hills Country Club putting water on hot spots after a massive fire ripped through the clubhouse on Thursday.

Fire has destroyed the historic clubhouse at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township.

Fire has destroyed the historic clubhouse at the Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township.

A devastating fire swept through the century-old clubhouse Thursday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the suburban Detroit course that housed artifacts of some of golf’s biggest stars and the championships they won there.

A country club in Oakland County appears to have caught fire on Thursday.

The South Course at Oakland Hill Country Club was closed for 22 months while architect Gil Hanse restored the greens and fairways to the original Donald Ross design.

Here's a look at the newly renovated Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – A Bloomfield Hills man who used to be president of the Oakland Hills Caddie Scholarship Fund has been arrested for embezzling nearly $700,000 from the trust for his own personal use, according to officials. Oakland Hills officials requested a forensic audit, which revealed $697,000 had been embezzled and converted for Maass’ personal use, police said. They have to serve search warrants on banks and serve document warrants,” Bouchard said. Bouchard said Maass went to court assuming he’d get released in time for the Super Bowl. Maass didn’t make it to the Super Bowl.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – A Bloomfield Hills man who used to be president of the Oakland Hills Caddie Scholarship Fund has been arrested for embezzling nearly $700,000 from the trust for his own personal use, according to officials. Oakland Hills officials requested a forensic audit, which revealed $697,000 had been embezzled and converted for Maass’ personal use, police said. Maass was arraigned Friday at 48th District Court on six counts of embezzlement by a fiduciary over $100,000. The Oakland Hills Caddie Scholarship Trust has awarded more than $1 million to caddies to help with their education over the last 40 years, officials said. The fund raises money through donations from members of the Oakland Hills Country Club.