Ex-Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III’s mansion totally destroyed in enormous fire
FORMER Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III’s mansion has been totally destroyed in a massive fire. Incredibly, the American golfer, 55, and his wife Robin escaped unharmed after being in the property when the blaze started. Love, who won the 1997 USPGA Championship and was captain of the US team in 2012 and 2016, said […]
FORMER Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III’s mansion has been totally destroyed in a massive fire.
Incredibly, the American golfer, 55, and his wife Robin escaped unharmed after being in the property when the blaze started.
Love, who won the 1997 USPGA Championship and was captain of the US team in 2012 and 2016, said in a statement: “While everyone in our family is saddened at the loss of our home that was filled with so much laugher and incredible memories, we’re very blessed that everyone is safe and unharmed.
“We’ve very thankful to the first responders who made a valiant effort to save our home, and we’re keeping things in perspective as people across our community and around the world are struggling with the current unprecedented health crisis.”
The fire started at the home in St. Simons Island, Georgia, US, during the early hours of Friday morning.
Randy Jordan, the fire chief for Glynn County Fire & Rescue, said: “It was completely engulfed in flames at our arrival.
“It is a total loss.”
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It is not yet clear what caused the blaze but even a fire crew of 16 who arrived within minutes of the 911 call could not control it.
Love, who it is believed had been trying to sell the two-storey property, is a 21-time winner on the PGA Tour.
He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017 and currently works as an on-course commentator for US television station CBS Sports.