# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/christy-o-connor-jr
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:35:09.342Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/christy-o-connor-jr"
name: "Christy O'Connor Jr."
slug: "christy-o-connor-jr"
description: "Christopher O'Connor ; 19 August 1948 – 6 January 2016) was an Irish professional golfer. He is often known for defeating American Fred Couples at the 1989 Ryder Cup, helping Europe secure the trophy."
tagline: "Irish professional golfer (1948–2016)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Christy_O'Connor.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1948-08-19"
deathDate: "2016-01-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.824012
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://cocjnr.com"
sources:
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    title: "Christy O'Connor Jnr"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_O'Connor_jr."
    title: "Christy O'Connor jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_O'Connor_Jnr"
    title: "Christy O'Connor Jnr"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_O'Connor_Jnr"
    title: "Christy O'Connor Jnr"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_O'Connor_Jnr"
    title: "Christy O'Connor Jnr"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump