Rory McIlroy says he wants to stay neither British nor Irish

If he can't pick a Flag. Stay home, who cares.

He'll be american ere long like crazy Feherty - and mightily welcomed - down under was out of the question, upon learning of history of his queenie in invading Australia. The prisons then in Britain had become unbearably overcrowded, a situation worsened by the refusal of America to take any more convicts after the American War of Independence in 1783. The other and more urgent reason being to populate their colonies to outdo the French.

AS is his right...

He has NO guts.

why waste ink on weasely fella - he dunna know whrere he come from. A planted soul like his mashed potato charlie chaplin buddies be.

Isn't he an Irishman living on the island of Ireland in an area under British rule?

With his wealth he can well affore to regard himself as 'stateless' He travels the world on a British passport however, so isn't he just playing games with the media?

Leave him alone: Should flag-waving define who Rory is? Should we not all be defined by who we ARE and how we PLAY? Leave Rory alone . . . .

Another pawn in the never-ending bullshit.

Get over yourself , Rory. You are what you are, however, in a previous interview you made it clear you felt more comfortable being a Brit. What happened, didn't you measure up

yes he is right and he shouldn't be faced just now with this ballbreaker but he will eventually have to face the terrible call and when he does it will be for the right reason Not a bunck of bollocks talked about loyalty and diligence to a flag its either there in his blood or its not and from the source he comes from the source either flows to the left or the right. Takes a long time for many of us to spot the current but the left seems to be winning ground and will eventually define his identity But in the meantime ask about five million other irish spread across the world and in particular 1 million Northerners spread across the globe and see the result Mcilroy will make his call and it will be an enhancement to that nation's crown but he must choose free from polemic and diatribe as would be the currency in page column now Coulighan when there is nothing else to talk about alas Try gun crime in NY or Shootings in Texas but get to grips with how others observe your intake of breath Should it continue as being pollutant or should there be control on your outpourings to fill print inches I suggest the house is out on this one Patrick. Air is perhaps more important to the human race than your contribution Adieu

Perhaps he could say he is Brirish or Irtish. Anyway he needn't worry. There is an Independent category in the Olympics for those that don't represent any state. Rory shouldn't be concerned about whether anyone will have reserved a seat for him at Rio; he will be provided with a fence to sit on instead.