PGA Tour icon John Daly’s Florida home is completely destroyed in ‘devastating’ Hurricane Helene
PGA Tour icon John Daly was left devastated after Hurricane Helene tore through Florida last week.
The 58-year-old was one of the many Americans hit by the catastrophic effects of the hurricane that swept through the USA.
Across the southeastern states of the US, over 130 people were killed and millions left without power, as emergency crews continue to save lives, and the full extent of the damage is not yet known.
The professional golfer revealed his home in the Sunshine State, along with the properties of other family members, was completely wiped out by the historic hurricane.
‘It’s devastating,’ Daly told PGATour.com while attending a PGA Tour Champions event in Timiquana Country Club in Jacksonville on Wednesday.
PGA Tour icon John Daly lost his home as Hurricane Helene tore through Florida last week
Hurricane Helene swept through the Southeastern states, taking the lives of over 130 people
‘It’s the worst I’ve ever seen. I hope everyone gets safe and gets their homes back. My heart just goes out to everybody.’
‘We’re going to have lost three, maybe four,’ he said of his and his family’s homes.
‘I just haven’t even gone back into mine,’ he added. ‘I restructured it, fixed it up. Hadn’t been in it for two years; got all the stuff in there and then its all gone.’
In an Instagram post Thursday, Daly posted a radar screenshot of the storm while pointing out his house near Tampa with an arrow. ‘Please be safe during Hurricane Helene,’ he wrote alongside the image.
On Friday, he provided an update on his family, writing on Facebook: ‘For everyone that has reached out, my family are all safe, but all our homes are not as water is pouring out of every crevice.
‘Total loss and devastation after living here all my life! I still cannot imagine ALL we have lost, but we are SAFE and all can be replaced! Praise God!’
The following he day he joined former president Donald Trump at the Alabama-Georgia college football game in a luxury suite.
Daly wasn’t the only member of the golfing world affected as footage earlier this week showed the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on Augusta National – the world’s most famous golf course.
The golfer posted a radar screenshot of the storm while pointing out his house near Tampa
The home of the Masters was hit by the ‘catastrophic and historic’ hurricane as it passed through Georgia at the end of last week, causing serious damage to the usually-pristine grounds of the notoriously-private club.
Now, new drone footage from YouTube user @MrHushpuppy has been shared from above Augusta National, giving golf fans an insight into how badly hit the famous course was by the storm.
As the drone flies down the famous Magnolia Lane entry, trees can be seen strewn across the road, blocking entry to the course.
In the main arrival area in front of the clubhouse, more trees have fallen across the driveway, and in the background there is damage to the course itself.
The clubhouse appears to have survived any major damage, though, meaning it is unlikely to cost a lot of money to repair any storm damage.
After the devastating storm, the rebuild begins at Augusta National and elsewhere.
States started a massive cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday after winds, rain and storm surges destroyed roads and bridges, caused catastrophic flooding, and left millions without power.
The drone footage captures Magnolia Lane in the wake of Hurricane Helene
The devastation stretched along South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia – with officials fearing even more bodies will be discovered.
After coming ashore in Florida, Helene quickly moved through Georgia before soaking the Carolinas and Tennessee with torrential rain.
One small mountain town in North Carolina has been left in ruins – with locals describing the community of Swannanoa as ‘entirely erased’.
Over the weekend, estimates of the damage caused by the hurricane ranged from $15billion to more than $100bn.
