Birth Date: Aug. 19, 1948
Birthplace: Galway, Ireland
Age: 54 Ht.: 5’11" Wt.: 190
Home: Galway, Ireland and Dublin
Turned Professional: 1967
Joined Senior PGA Tour: 1999

Earned a hero’s stature for his 1989 Ryder Cup singles victory over Fred Couples, hitting a memorable 2-iron approach to the 18th green at The Belfry to secure a 1-up victory and helping Europe to a 14-14 tie and retention of the Ryder Cup. . . O’Connor also competed on the 1975 Ryder Cup Team. . . Was one of the big leaders on the PGA European Tour for more than two decades, including sharing third place in the 1985 British Open. . . Only a few months before turning 50, O’Connor placed 10th in the 1998 National Car Rental English Open. . . Winner of the 1973, ’75, ’77 Irish Match Play Championship, 1974 Zambian Open,1990 Kenya Open, 1992 Dunhill British Masters . . .Six-time member of the World Cup of Golf (1974, ’75, ’78, ’85, ’89, ’92), the Alfred Dunhill Cup (1985, ’89, ’92) and the 1974 and ’’84 Hennessey Cup.

In 2001 suffered a broken left leg when a motorcycle he was polishing fell on his leg while at home in Ireland. Fractured the tibia and the fibula near the bottom of the leg and had more than a dozen pins inserted in the leg.