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As Ian devastates Florida, storm weighs on mind of many at Sanderson Farms Champ.

Florida houses a hotbed of professional golfers. And as many players are currently hours away in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Sanderson Farms Championship, their minds and hearts are back home.

For the last 24 hours, Hurricane Ian has ravaged Florida, causing mass flooding and 2.5 million Floridians to lose power. President Joe Biden said Friday during a Federal Emergency Management Agency briefing that this could be "the deadliest hurricane in Florida history."

Hayden Buckley was one of the many PGA Tour players away from their Florida home at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Though this week's event is his home event, the Mississippi native currently lives in Fort Myers, Florida, one of the storm's epicenters.