DETROIT — Oakland Hills Country Club continues to have discussions with its insurance provider, but club President Rick Palmer said Monday the membership is operating on the belief that the historic clubhouse is a "total loss" following last week's massive fire.
Palmer said the likely complete rebuild would take at least two years and would replicate the white, stately, pillared clubhouse that opened 100 years ago. He had no estimate on cost, but said the membership believes it was fully insured.
"We are confident about our future," Palmer said in a Zoom news conference with local and national reporters Monday morning. He added the club is confident it will "come back stronger than ever."
