What happened to John Daly's house?
1995 Open Championship winner and American golf legend John Daly suffered a major loss due to Hurricane Helene, a catastrophic cyclone that wreaked havoc in the Southeastern United States. The storm caused Daly to lose his house in Clearwater, Florida.
In a post on the social media platform Facebook, Daly let everyone who reached out to him know that he was safe. Daly, further in the post, revealed the storm caused him to lose his house.
In another statement to PGA Tour.com, the iconic golfer also mentioned that three homes belonging to close family and friends were also affected, either completely lost or severely damaged. Daly added that the memories he shared with his mom and other families in the lost house are something he will miss.
Further, John Daly said his heart went out to everyone affected and said he hoped they make it back to their homes safely.
Thankfully for him, this was not his main place of residence as he resides for most of his time in Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Apart from causing property and physical damage across the Southeastern United States, Hurricane Helene has also caused a significant death toll. As per BBC, 180 people have lost their lives due to the storm.
The video of John Daly speaking about Hurricane Helene can be watched below:
John Day is next scheduled to be playing at the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, a PGA Tour Champions event, at the Timiquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida. This was to be Daly's first appearance since the Ascension Charity Classic in September. It remains to be seen if he will make it to the event following the material losses he and his family have suffered.
Along with John Daly, Augusta National Golf Club also suffers due to Hurricane Helene
John Daly is not the only golf figure who suffered due to Hurricane Helene. The hurricane wreaked havoc at the Augusta National Golf Club, which is known for hosting the Masters tournament. Several pictures of the destruction caused at the Augusta National Golf Club were shared on social media.
These images show trees at the iconic golf course uprooted and scattered due to the storm. Along with this, the Rae Creek, a significant waterway at the Augusta National Golf Club, is overflowing. The creek is the widest at Hole. 12 of the course, and no one has aced this hole for 35 years.
After the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, Fred Ridley, the Chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club, issued a statement on the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Masters Tournament. The statement read,
“Our Augusta community has suffered catastrophic and historic impact from Hurricane Helene. We currently are assessing the effects at Augusta National Golf Club. In the meantime, our focus and efforts are foremost with our staff, neighbors and business owners in Augusta.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with them as well as everyone throughout Georgia and the Southeast who have been affected.”
In response to this statement by the Chairman, fans sent their best wishes, and some expressed their desire to contribute financially by purchasing memberships. Since this statement, there has been no update on the situation at Augusta.