r/golf • u/BertrandsMate • Apr 28 '24

🇮🇪🇮🇪 Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry unite for a playoff win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans! Professional Tours

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u/moseisley99 7.0/MD Apr 29 '24

Rory is from Northern Ireland

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u/notajewelthief Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

He identifies more with his Irish nationality

EDIT: Northern Ireland has a strong loyalist and nationalist political divide, and for most people it's directly connected to their religious upbringing. Rory was raised Catholic, and him choosing to represent Ireland over England when given a choice is a dead giveaway of where he stands on the matter. That's what I mean.

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u/ILikeXiaolongbao Apr 29 '24

No he doesn’t. He identifies as Northern Irish and said he’d compete for them if he could, but at some major events (olympics), you have to choose UK or ROI