Golfer Davis Love III’s St. Simons Island home burns down

The home owned by two-time Players Championship winner and World Golf Hall of Fame member Davis Love III burned down in an early-morning fire on Friday, March 27.

Love and his wife Robin were the only people in the residence at the time and escaped without injury. Glynn County fire chief R.K. Jordan said there were no injuries to the 16 firefighters from multiple units who responded to the blaze.

Jordan said the first call to the dispatch center came at 5:18 a.m., and the first truck arrived on the scene at 5:23 a.m. to find the home fully engulfed. Eventually, three engines, a tanker truck and three rescue vehicles responded.

“It was gone upon our arrival,” Jordan said of the second-alarm fire.

“While everyone in our family is saddened at the loss of our home that was filled with so much laughter and incredible memories, we’re very blessed that everyone is safe and unharmed,” Love said in a statement through Melanie Trotter, media relations director of the RSM Classic, the PGA Tour event Love hosts each fall at the Sea Island Club.

“We’re 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,” Love continued.

Jordan said the operation was nearly completed by 7:30 a.m., with only a few hot spots to put out. He said the fire marshal has begun his investigation.

“It’s very easy to tell where a fire originated but sometimes difficult to tell what started it,” he said.

Jordan said the firefighting community was saddened by the incident.

“Davis Love has been wonderful to our fire department in the past,” he said. “He’s supported us very well, brought us food when we were dealing with hurricanes, things like that. So this hits us very hard.”

Love won The Players in 1992 an 2003, and won the 1997 PGA. He was inducted into the hall of fame in 2017. He has won 21 PGA Tour titles and 37 worldwide. Love has hosted the RSM Classic since 2010.

Love said he appreciated an immediate outpouring of concern from the Golden Isles and golf community.

“We’ve been proud members of the St. Simons Island/Sea Island community for many years and will continue to be for many more,” he said. “We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers and your respect for our privacy.”