John Daly’s Florida home was lost in Hurricane Helene.
Left: Getty Images; Right: Instagram
As rescue and recovery efforts continue after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the full extent of the devastation is only beginning to emerge.
Little in the long track of the historic storm — stretching from Florida to western North Carolina and beyond — was spared. Two-time grand champion John Daly is among them.
On Thursday, Daly took to Instagram and posted a story with a radar map of Hurricane Helene approaching Tampa, Fla., along with an emoji representing his home in Clearwater, Fla., just outside the city.
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“Please be safe during Hurricane Helene!” Daly wrote in history. You can see a preview of the story at SI.com report here.
According to Associated PressThe hurricane made landfall late Thursday evening in Perry, Fla., north of Clearwater. So far 166 people have been confirmed dead across the southeast, with many more still missing. The storm knocked out power for millions and brought devastating flooding to many states, resulting in the loss of thousands of homes and businesses.
It appears Daly’s home in Clearwater was among the properties destroyed by the storm.
On Friday, he sent an update on the status of his family and home in a Facebook post, writing that while he and his family are safe, their home in Florida is not.
“To all who have reached out, my family is all safe, but all our homes are not as water pours from every crack. Total loss and devastation as I have lived here all my life! I still can’t imagine EVERYTHING we’ve lost, but we are safe and everyone can be replaced! Praise God!” Daly wrote in the post.
Daly, 58, is one of the most popular professional players of his generation. He burst onto the scene with a shock win at the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick as a man with a mullet and an attitude to go along with it.
He added another major win at the 1995 Open Championship in St. Andrews.
In recent years, Daly has competed on the PGA Tour Champions circuit, where he won the 2017 Insperity Invitational.
Recently, Daly teamed up with his son, John Daly II, for it win the 2021 PNC Championship.
Many golf courses in the Southeast were also damaged by the hurricane, including Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, home of the Masters, although a full picture of the damage is not known at this time.
