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McIlroy in 2009, photo by sportsphotographer.eu /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Rory Daniel McIlroy
Place of Birth: Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
Date of Birth: 4 May, 1989
Ethnicity: Irish
Rory McIlroy is a Northern Irish professional golfer. He was world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 95 weeks, and is a member of the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland. He is nicknamed Rors and Wee-Mac.
Rory is the son of Rosie and Gerry McIlroy. He is married to PGA of America employee, Erica Stoll, with whom he has a daughter.
McIlroy was raised Catholic. He carries a British passport. He has described himself as Irish, Northern Irish, and British. He has stated :
I feel Northern Irish and obviously being from Northern Ireland you have a connection to Ireland and a connection to the UK… If I could and there was a Northern Irish team I’d play for Northern Ireland.
I feel Northern Irish and obviously being from Northern Ireland you have a connection to Ireland and a connection to the UK… If I could and there was a Northern Irish team I’d play for Northern Ireland.
Rory’s paternal grandfather was named Jimmy McIlroy. Jimmy was from Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland.
Rory’s maternal grandfather was surnamed McDonald.