Christy O'Connor Jnr

Christy O'Connor Jnr
Personal information
Full name	Christy O'Connor Jnr
Born	19 August 1948 (1948-08-19) (age 60) Galway, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	Ireland
Residence	Dublin, Ireland
Career
Turned professional	1967
Former tour(s)	European Tour European Seniors Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
Champions Tour	2
European Seniors Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
Open Championship	T3: 1985
PGA Championship	DNP

Christy O'Connor Jnr (born 19 August 1948) is an Irish golfer. He is known as "Junior" because he is the nephew of another leading Irish golfer Christy O'Connor.

O'Connor was born in Galway. He turned professional in 1967. The European Tour officially began in 1972, and O'Connor made the top hundred on the Order of Merit in each of its first twenty-one seasons, with a best ranking of seventh in 1975. He won four European Tour events. As a senior he has competed on both the European Seniors Tour and the U.S. based Champions Tour, and has won two Senior British Open titles (before it became one of the senior majors) and two Champions Tour events.

O'Connor played in the Ryder Cup twice. In 1975 he was a member of a losing Great Britain & Ireland team and in 1989 he was part of a European team which tied the match to retain the trophy. His personal record was one win, three loses and no ties. His win over Fred Couples was best remembered for a stunning 2 iron shot on the last hole at The Belfry which he left just 4 feet from the hole.

O'Connor is also active in golf course design.

Professional wins

European Tour (4)

• 1975 Martini International (tie with Ian Stanley), Carroll's Irish Open
• 1989 Jersey Open
• 1992 Dunhill British Masters

Other (9)

• 1973 Irish Match Play Championship
• 1974 Zambia Open
• 1975 Irish Match Play Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
• 1976 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Eamonn Darcy)
• 1977 Irish Match Play Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
• 1978 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Eamonn Darcy)
• 1990 555 Kenya Open

European Seniors Tour (2)

• 1999 Senior British Open
• 2000 Senior British Open

Senior PGA Tour (2)

• 1999 State Farm Senior Classic, Foremost Insurance Championship

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• Ryder Cup: 1975, 1989
• Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1985, 1989, 1992
• World Cup: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1992
• Hennessy Cognac Cup: 1974 (winners), 1984
• Double Diamond: 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
• Philip Morris International: 1976
• Praia D'el Rey European Cup: 1998

External links

• Profile on the European Tour's official site
• Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
• Christy O'Connor Junior's website - focused on golf course design

v • d • e European Ryder Cup team – 1989 Severiano Ballesteros · Gordon Brand, Jnr · José Maria Cañizares · Howard Clark · Nick Faldo · Mark James · Bernhard Langer · Christy O'Connor Jnr · José María Olazábal · Ronan Rafferty · Sam Torrance · Ian Woosnam · Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)