Golf legend John Daly has revealed having lost everything due to residential damage caused by Hurricane Helene.
Inclement weather battered the Gulf Coast region of Florida this week, with Daly among the many whose property sustained devastation.
The golfer posted to social media before the hurricane reached the Big Bend area, where he lives with his family, pointing to his house and telling residents to be safe.
The weather pattern drifted inland on Thursday night, sweeping through the region around 11 PM at a threatening 140 MPH.
He returned to social media on Friday, furnishing his Facebook followers with an update in which he revealed that he and his family were safe but had experienced “total loss” he was yet to wrap his head around.
“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,” he wrote, per Sports Illustrated. “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!”
Daly was born in Carmicheal, California, and grew up in Dardanelle, Arkansas. He golfed for the Razorbacks from 1984 to 87.
One of the biggest personalities in golf, the 58-year-old became an instant star when he won the PGA Championship in 1991. He went on to win the Open Championship in 1995, beating Constantino Rocca in a four-hole playoff.
Daly has owned properties near Paradise Valley Athletic Club in Fayetteville and Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers and has also owned a house on the TPC Southwind course in Memphis.
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Sorry about that… living in hurricane alley is heart breaking…
We live in FL, have been here since ’91. Have lived through multiple storms. Have had a tree fall on our home twice!! First time we couldn’t live in our home for a year, and when we moved back, still had live wires sticking out of walls, etc. It is hard to go through. As long as you have decent insurance. Double check your policy, don’t be afraid to not sign off on offers from insurance. You may have to fight them to get everything covered. Rest assured, you will get through it. My heart goes out to you, your family, everyone affected by the hurricane.
Remember this, what hardships you luve through, strengthen you, make you appreciate the blessi gs in your life. You will be a stronger person for it. Having to live through such hardship, you better appreciate the simple things, what really matters in life