I had the great pleasure of working with Christy O’Connor Jnr back in 2009.

So it is with a very sad heart that I’m posting this story today about the passing of one of Golfs truly special people.

Both myself and Jezz Ellwood visited Christy at the course he designed at Amendoeira Golf Resort in Portugal.

We were doing a feature for Golf Monthly on the Resort but our main focus was on the great man himself.

And what an easy day that was, always smiling, telling some great stories and eager to listen to others, I seriously can’t think of another interview that i’ve worked on which was more pleasurable.

There was a special moment when he shared with us that he still talked every day to his 17 year old son who had tragically died in a motor bike accident a few years back. I don’t mind admitting that focusing on taking the shots at that moment was a very blurry endeavour.

God Bless You Christy let’s see how he gets on with your 2 iron.