Brooks Koepka "choke" story

[Ethan]

I saw the story on Facebook. I see that the writer describes Rory as an "Ulsterman". This is unwise, as the term is a politically partisan term and many people from NI are not happy to be so described, me for example. Perhaps the writer cleared it with Rory, and if so, cool. But otherwise, I think he should avoid it. He wouldn't call a player from the northern US a Yankee, or someone one from Georgia as a Confederate.

 

[Duckster]

Rory has been quoted several times calling himself a “proud Ulsterman”.

 

[Swango1980]

I saw the story on Facebook. I see that the writer describes Rory as an "Ulsterman". This is unwise, as the term is a politically partisan term and many people from NI are not happy to be so described, me for example. Perhaps the writer cleared it with Rory, and if so, cool. But otherwise, I think he should avoid it. He wouldn't call a player from the northern US a Yankee, or someone one from Georgia as a Confederate.

I wouldn't mind being called an Ulsterman, nor would I find it politically partisan personally.

At end of the day, there are many words that individuals from N Ireland may not like being called whilst others are very proud to be called the same thing. Some would hate to be called British, others proud of it. Some would hate to be called Irish, others proud of it. Derry or Londonderry anyone?

McIlroy seems fairly respectful to both sides of the "divide" so to speak. As Duckster said, I hardly feel McIlroy would be offended by such.

Why is the title about Koepka? Is it to hide the political aspect of the post?

 

[Alan Clifford]

Ulster is not synonymous with Northern Ireland. Seems a really good epithet to me: Rory the Ulsterman.

 

[Ethan]

Ulster is not synonymous with Northern Ireland. Seems a really good epithet to me: Rory the Ulsterman.

That is the point. It was adopted to describe NI by one of the sides there, and used almost exclusively by people of that persuasion. Rory has often shown his preference not be associated with such labels. If you are describing provincial rugby or GAA teams, fine, but it is sometimes used rather lazily by people outside NI who don't understand the significance.