The 8th at BallynealLimited addition (1 of 30) giclees on canvas hand finished and signed by Josh. About Ballyneal Circa 1979, Ballyneal was simply a vision of a young, local golf enthusiast, Jim ONeal. Jim recognized the swath of sand dunes just south of Holyoke that the locals call the chop hills as being reminiscent of the dunes in faraway Ireland and Scotland where golf was born. The dream of creating an authentic links course stayed on the back burner until older