He may have hit one of the greatest shots in Ryder Cup history, but Christy O’Connor Junior extended his talents to designing golf courses. His most famous is Galway Bay. Unlike many fine courses in the west of Ireland, such as Ballybunion and Lahinch, it is not a links, despite being tucked close to the sea on two sides, but there is a grace and glide to this course that is positively hypnotic.
