Oakland Hills Country Club Clubhouse Fire Leaves Golf World in Mourning

Golf fans the world over are reacting to a fire that destroyed the "irreplaceable" Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan.

The country club, located at 3951 West Maple Road Bloomfield Hills, has hosted multiple major tournaments and was most recently selected as the setting for the upcoming U.S. Women's Open.

A video of the blaze has been shared on Twitter and viewed over 1.3 million times. Posted to the Golf.com Twitter page, the video was captioned: "Truly awful scene from Oakland Hills. Thoughts going out to everyone on the ground there."

Two local fire departments were called to help control the fire at the property's clubhouse.

The fire began around 10 a.m. Thursday according to the Bloomfield Township Fire Department but the cause of the fire is not yet known. The fire started in the clubhouse's attic, eventually causing the roof to collapse.

Early reports said much of the central part of the historic building had been destroyed. No injuries have been reported.

Golf fans took to Twitter to voice their anguish at the news of the fire and highlight some of their favorite memories of the country club.

Sports commentator John Buccigross shared one of his favorite pictures from the Oakland Hills clubhouse.

"One of my favorite pics. My son, teeing off in front of Oakland Hills clubhouse outside Detroit," he wrote as a caption alongside a picture of his son mid golf swing.

"A massive piece of American Gold history destroyed by fire. The priceless artefacts inside are meticulously displayed with love of history and golf now ashes. Irreplaceable."

English golfers Paul Casey and Ian Poulter also reacted to the news and shared the video of the clubhouse engulfed in flames.

"So sad to see this. Played my first Ryder Cup in 2004 at Oakland Hills and will have fond memories for life," Casey wrote in a tweet.

"My thoughts are with everyone and I hope no one was injured."

"Sad scenes today at Oakland Hills, tragic fire taken the clubhouse over," Poulter wrote in his own tweet.

"Wonderful place, and my first Ryder Cup Europe in 2004. Hope they rebuild what was an impressive Clubhouse."

Self-described "Twitter philanthropist" Bill Pulte released a statement on Twitter calling for an investigation into the cause of the fire.

"I denounce the Fire at Oakland Hills CC, a special place that hosts massive charity events and where my dad, Mark Timothy Pulte and wife Julie Pulte, are members in great standing," it said in the statement.

"If there needs to be an investigation, so be it-I call for an investigation of this fire, no matter the cost. I am confident my dad Mark Pulte, Julie Pulte, and all Pulte members will stay committed to the club.

"Hope everyone is okay. Michigan will always be our first love at the Pulte Family. My grandfather William J. Pulte started Pulte Homes there.

"We reshaped the working class, home building and middle-class home ownership there. We remain committed to the employees of Oakland Hills and plan to follow updates religiously."