Rory McIlroy ready to make his Masters charge as Couples leads the way

How quixotic can one get. Membership of an Order of the British Empire (OBE). An empire which no longer exists. Why continue tilting at windmills? We'll all be OBE's one day - i.e. Out of the Body Experience. The United Kingdom (UK) was between Great Britian and Ireland. Since the whole of Ireland has not been in the UK proper since 1922, the situation is back to pre-Act of Union, 1800/'01 days, i.e. between England & Wales and Scotland. Live with the reality guys. The neo-provincial statelet of Northern Ireland (NI) was a costly colonial outpost for the British proper. The English ruling class can no longer afford such imperial fantasies. Northern Ireland is northern IRELAND. It's not western Britain. Hence IRISH golfers. But hey, relax! It's still possible to be British citizens in an All Ireland context.

Here we go again. The whackjobs are out in force on this one. Fact is Rory was born on the island of Ireland in the political subdivision of Northern Ireland. There are those who would like to ignore the Good Friday Agreement. However, the GFA both guarantees the peaceful, democratic, majority decision regarding reunification of Ireland, but also guarantees the Irish citizenship for all those born on the island of Ireland. I am proud of Rory McIlroy as are the majority of Irish!

The Irish think McIlroy is Irish, but he doesn't! Now that's entirely his choice, and I don't think more or less of him for it. The fact is I don't think of him at all. But the Irish look real dumb for getting off on the successes of this young multi-millionaire. On one occasion I even heard a nitwit sports reporter on Irish radio talking of "great news". It turned out that the great news was that McIlroy had shot a 68 somewhere. Irish idiots.

I agree, Darren Clarke seems like a good man, a fine golfer and even a better father. But just because of where Rory was born does not make him less Irish. He in my view is less Irish due to his actions and words. My wife and many other family members were born in Belfast IRELAND. IT IS THERE WORDS AND ACTIONS that make them Irish not where they were born. Here's looking forward to Padraig having a good round and making us proud.

Go Rory, send Tiger packing.

A Tiger meltdown on Friday, a Rory meltdown on Saturday, now that would be a good weekend. Nothing Irish about Rory.