‘The reminiscences is what you miss’

Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction throughout the southern U.S. affected 1000’s of individuals, together with golf legend John Daly.

Daly mentioned Wednesday he misplaced his Clearwater, Florida, dwelling within the “devastating” storm.

“I’m simply glad everyone seems to be wholesome, that’s the primary factor,” he informed the PGA Tour’s website. “You reside in Florida, it’s important to perceive that’s going to occur, however not like this. I didn’t suppose it will be this unhealthy.”

He added that just about a half-dozen different houses belonging to his family and friends have been additionally destroyed within the storm.

“I extra suppose it’s the reminiscences that Mother, Chrissy and Matty through the years have in that home. The reminiscences is what you miss whenever you lose one thing like that,” Daly mentioned.

Daly is ready to take part in a PGA Tour Champions occasion in Jacksonville, Florida.

Helene slammed Florida as a Class 4 in one of many worst hurricanes to hit the area in trendy historical past.

The storm moved north into the mainland United States, inflicting historic flooding in components of Georgia and North Carolina.

Greater than 190 folks have been killed throughout six states — Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

The quantity is predicted to rise.