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Christy O'Connor Jnr

Christy O'Connor Jnr
O'Connor in 2010
Personal information
NicknameJunior
Born(1948-08-19)19 August 1948
County Galway, Ireland
Died6 January 2016(2016-01-06) (aged 67)
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)[1]
Sporting nationality Ireland
SpouseAnn[1]
Career
Turned professional1967
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
PGA Tour Champions4
European Senior Tour2
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1977
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1985

Christy O'Connor Jnr (born Christopher O'Connor; 19 August 1948 – 6 January 2016) was an Irish professional golfer.[2] He is best known for defeating American Fred Couples at the 1989 Ryder Cup, helping Europe secure the trophy.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Tour-bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mason, Peter (7 January 2016). "Christy O'Connor Jnr obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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