What is Christy O'Connor Snr?
'''Christy O'Connor''' (21 December 1924 &ndash; 14 May 2016) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] professional [[golf]]er. He was one of the leading golfers on the British and Irish circuit from the mid-1950s. He was born in [[Galway]], Ireland. O'Connor won over 20 important British and Irish tournaments and finished in the top 10 in the [[Open Championship]] 10 times. In team events he played in 10 successive [[Ryder Cup]] matches and played in 15 [[World Cup (men's golf)|Canada Cup/World Cup]] matches for Ireland, winning the Canada Cup in 1958 in partnership with [[Harry Bradshaw (golfer)|Harry Bradshaw]]. His nephew was golfer [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]] who died in January 2016. O'Connor Snr died at the age of 91 in a hospital in [[Dublin]], on 14 May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keville|first1=Ker|title=Taoiseach Enda Kenny leads tributes to 'Himself' as Christy O'Connor Senior (91) passes away - Independent.ie|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/taoiseach-enda-kenny-leads-tributes-to-himself-as-christy-oconnor-senior-91-passes-away-34714679.html|access-date=14 May 2016|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=14 May 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Connor, Christy, Snr}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Irish golfers]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}