‘Greatest honour’ for emotional O’Connor

CHRISTY O’CONNOR thought it was all a leg pull when he was first told of his induction to the PGA Hall of Fame. Although widely known in his native country because of his fame as simply “Himself,” it was nevertheless typical of the man that he would never believe he was worthy of such an outstanding honour.

Thankfully, the people who make these kinds of decisions thought otherwise and so “Senior’s” big night duly came around on Monday in Florida. As he will celebrate his 85th birthday next month, he felt it would be pushing his luck to undertake the journey personally and so he dispatched a very worthy deputy in his nephew, Christy O’Connor Junior.

However, Senior did send a message to be read in front of the esteemed audience – including the great Arnold Palmer – and told of his delight at the honour.