Rory McIlroy said he “resents the Olympics” for putting him in an uncomfortable position of having to choose between representing two flags with which he feels no connection, according to the Independent in Ireland.
When golf was readded to the Olympics for the Rio Games, McIlroy knew that if he was going to play, he couldn’t represent his native Northern Ireland, which does not field an Olympic team separate from Great Britain.
McIlroy, the world No. 2 with four major titles, was left to choose between representing Ireland and Great Britain.
“All of a sudden it put me in a position where I had to question who I am,” McIlroy said, according to Sunday’s report.