Golfer John Daly Loses Florida Home to Hurricane Helene: 'It's Devastating'

Mar. 15, 2025

Golfer John Daly in a file photo from July, 2023.Photo:Press Association via AP

Press Association via AP

John Daly lost his Florida home toHurricane Helenelast week.

“You live in Florida, you have to understand that’s going to happen, but not like this. I didn’t think it would be this bad,” the pro golfer said of the Category 4 storm thatleft at least 162 deadandhundreds missingacross the Southeast United States.

Daly, 58, described the storm as “devastating” and “the worst I’ve ever seen.”

“I hope everyone gets safe and gets their homes back,” he toldPGATour.comwhile attending a PGA Tour Champions event in Timiquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 2. “My heart just goes out to everybody.”

According to PGATour.com, Daly visited the Clearwater, Fla., home that was destroyed sparingly, spending most of his time in Dardanelle, Ark.

“I just haven’t even gone back into mine,” said of the Florida property. “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.”

John Daly in a file photo from May, 2024.Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty

Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty

On Thursday, Sept. 26, Daly posted screenshots of Helene as the storm made landfall. In the post, he had an arrow pointing towards the Florida home,perSports Illustrated. On Friday, Sept. 27, he posted that his family was safe, but “all our homes are not as water is pouring out of every crevice.”

The following night on Saturday, Sept. 28, Daly wasphotographed in a private boxwatching the Alabama vs. Georgia game alongside former president Donald Trump at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

“We’re going to have to redo about three, three-and-a-half homes. Almost four,” Daly told PGATour.com. “Anna’s mom lost her house. Matty’s burned down yesterday morning and Chrissy had to get a boat to get to hers so they’re all pretty much gone.”

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Daly is competing this week at the Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS. The tournament has a $2.1 million purse.

A rep for Daly did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com