Toby Keith’s Golf Club Ravaged by Fire, One Week After Theft

Talk about adding insult to injury. Just one week after money was stolen from Toby Keith's BelMar Golf Club in Norman, Okla., the club's pool house was destroyed by fire. According to the Oklahoman newspaper, flames could be seen from a mile away as fire engulfed the building early Wednesday morning, July 20. Luckily, no one was injured, but firefighters estimate the blaze caused about $75,000 worth of damage.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, but investigators suspect it started in the pump filter of the pool house. BelMar's golf course is open for business today, but the pool will be closed for a few days for investigation and clean-up.

Just last Wednesday, July 13, inside the BelMar Golf Club, a man approached an unattended cash register behind a bar and stole an undisclosed amount of cash. He was caught on surveillance video, but his identity is not yet known. Toby is offering a reward for information leading to the burglar's arrest. "He is angry. Toby is very angry," BelMar membership director Jenni Kennedy tells Oklahoma's News 9. "He wants to make sure that people are held responsible for bad behavior."

The theft happened in broad daylight during club hours, prompting the staff to question just how exactly he went unnoticed.

"We are concerned that this individual came in the middle of the day for an opportunity of easy money, and we wanted to get the word out that there is no such thing as easy money here at BelMar Golf Club," Kennedy adds. "Our goal is to find this person, prosecute him and convict him."

The BelMar Golf Club opened in 2002 and is co-owned by Toby and legendary Oklahoma Sooners football coach Barry Switzer.

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