Yesterday Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy revealed that he might not compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to stay clear of any controversy which might occur over which country the 23 year old should represent.
The world No 1 who is from the beautiful County Down in Northern Ireland, could play for either the Republic of Ireland or Great Britain
in Brazil when golf is due to be a part of the Games again for the first time since 1904.
“If I could and there was a Northern Irish team I’d play for Northern Ireland. Said McIlroy
When it was announced that golf was returning to the Olympics back in 2009 McIlroy announced he would “probably play for Great Britain” which he also repeated last year, but he has now had second thoughts.
To be honest, does it really matter who he plays for? As long as golf is back in the Olympics for everyone to see and McIlroy gets to show his talent to a much wider audience it can only be good for the game.
