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Ex-Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III opens up about fire that destroyed his house as he just ‘stood and watched it burn’

, Ex-Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III opens up about fire that destroyed his house as he just ‘stood and watched it burn’

FORMER Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III’s mansion was totally destroyed in a massive fire earlier this year.

But fortunately, the American golfer, 56, and wife Robin escaped unharmed after being in the property when the blaze started.

US golfer Love III’s mansion was engulfed in flames
, Ex-Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III opens up about fire that destroyed his house as he just ‘stood and watched it burn’
Fire fighters were seen battling to control the blaze

Love, who won the 1997 USPGA Championship and was captain of the US team in 2012 and 2016, released a statement at the time of the fire.

He said: “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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A week after the fire, Love opened up on the horror blaze – revealing just what happened that night.

He said: “I went out and looked around and saw nothing. I decided I needed to check downstairs. When I got to the garage, it was on fire.

“I couldn’t get to the fire extinguisher in there, so I went back upstairs to get one. The minute I walked back inside, all the lights went out.

“By the time I found the extinguisher and got back, the fire was so bad I couldn’t see anything in the garage.

“I started shouting to Robin to get out, and I heard her yelling at me to get out.

“My ear got singed a little because I was looking around, still trying to figure out where she was.

“When I finally backed into the driveway, she was standing there saying, ‘I’m right here.’

“Robin said we had to get a phone to call 911 and went to the back of the house to see if there was any way in. There was no way.

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“We ran to the barn and called from there. I remember Robin saying, ‘Where are they? What’s taking so long?’

“It felt like hours. We realized later it was less than five minutes. It just felt like it was taking forever.

, Ex-Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III opens up about fire that destroyed his house as he just ‘stood and watched it burn’

The property, which the couple had been trying to sell, was burned to a crisp

“We were standing there watching our house burn down. The house is made of pine wood. I knew we weren’t going to save anything.

“I think it might have taken ten minutes for the house to be completely engulfed, and it was completely gone in less than half an hour.

“All we could do was stand there and watch. It was beyond awful.”

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, Ex-Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III opens up about fire that destroyed his house as he just ‘stood and watched it burn’

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