PGA Tour icon John Daly was left devastated after Hurricane Helene hit Florida last week.
The 58-year-old was one of many Americans affected by the catastrophic effects of the hurricane that devastated the United States.
In the southeastern US states, more than 130 people died and millions were left without power, as emergency crews continue to save lives and the full extent of the damage remains unknown.
The professional golfer revealed that his home in the Sunshine State, along with other family members’ properties, were completely devastated by the historic hurricane.
“It’s devastating,” Daly told PGATour.com while attending a PGA Tour Champions event at Timiquana Country Club in Jacksonville on Wednesday.
PGA Tour icon John Daly lost his home when Hurricane Helene devastated Florida last week
Hurricane Helene devastated the southeastern states, claiming the lives of more than 130 people.
‘It’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I hope everyone is safe and gets their homes back. My heart goes out to everyone.”
“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 to mine,” he added. ‘I restructured it, I fixed it. I hadn’t been in for two years; I have all the things there and then everything disappears.’
In an Instagram post on Thursday, Daly posted a radar screenshot of the storm while pointing to his home near Tampa with an arrow. “Please stay safe during Hurricane Helene,” he wrote alongside the image.
On Friday, he provided an update on his family, writing on Facebook: ‘To everyone who has reached out, my family is safe but not all of our homes as water is coming out of every crack.
‘Total loss and devastation after living here my whole life! I still can’t imagine EVERYTHING we have lost, but we are SAFE and everything can be replaced! Praise God!’
The next 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 golf world affected, as images from earlier this week showed the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on Augusta National, the most famous golf course in the world.
The golfer posted a radar screenshot of the storm while pointing to his home near Tampa.
The home of the Masters was hit by the “catastrophic and historic” hurricane as it passed through Georgia late last week, causing severe damage to the normally pristine grounds of the notoriously private club.
Now, new drone footage from YouTube user @MrHushpuppy from above Augusta National has been shared, giving golf fans an idea of just how severe the storm’s impact was on the famous course.
As the drone flies over the famous Magnolia Lane entrance, trees can be seen scattered across the road, blocking the entrance to the field.
In the main finish area, in front of the clubhouse, more trees have fallen along the entrance road and damage is visible on the pitch in the background.
However, the clubhouse appears to have survived significant damage, meaning it is unlikely to cost much money to repair the storm damage.
After devastating storm, rebuilding begins at Augusta National and elsewhere.
States began a massive cleanup and recovery effort Sunday after winds, rain and storm surge destroyed roads and bridges, caused catastrophic flooding and left millions of people without power.
Drone Footage Captures Magnolia Lane After Hurricane Helene
The devastation spread across South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, and officials fear even more bodies will be discovered.
After disembarking in Florida, Helene raced through Georgia before drenching the Carolinas and Tennessee with torrential rains.
A small mountain town in North Carolina has been left in ruins; locals describe the community of Swannanoa as “completely erased”.
Over the weekend, estimates of damage from the hurricane ranged from $15 billion to more than $100 billion.
