They do not sing the Irish national anthem but do sing a special song which has been written celebrating the "4 proud provinces" before matches start. The Ulster Hockey Union organises field hockey in the province and contributes substantially to the all-island hockey team. Cricket is also played in Ulster, especially in Northern Ireland and East Donegal. Ulster enters two teams into the Interprovincial Series; the North Knights and the North West Warriors, who are the respective representative teams of the Northern Cricket Union (NCU) and the North West Cricket Union (NWCU). Golf is, however, by far the most high-profile sport and the sport that Ulster has succeeded at more than any other. Ulster has produced many great players over the years, from Fred Daly winning The Open Championship in 1947 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake to most recently Rory McIlroy winning the US Open and Darren Clarke winning The Open Championship in 2011. Ulster also has another Major winner in Graeme McDowell, who also won the US Open in 2010. The Open Championship returned to Ulster, after 68 years, in 2019 at Royal Portrush Golf Club. In horse racing, specifically National Hunt, Ulster has produced the most dominant jockey of all time, Tony McCoy. The Circuit of Ireland Rally is an annual automobile rally held in Ulster since 1931. See also Culture of Ulster Kings of Ulster List of Ulster-related topics Red Hand of Ulster Ulidia (kingdom) Ulster nationalism Ulster-Scots people Notes References Deane, C. Douglas (1983). The Ulster Countryside. Century Books. . Further reading Braidwood, J. 1964. Ulster Dialects, An Introductory Symposium Ulster Folk Museum. Faulkner, J. and Thompson, R. 2011. The Natural History of Ulster. National Museums of Northern Ireland. Publication No. 026. Morton, O. 1994. Marine Algae of Northern Ireland. Ulster Museum, Belfast. Sheane, Michael. Ulster Blood. Ilfracombe: Arthur H. Stockwell, 2005. Stewart and Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland. Third edition. Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast External links Census 2011 – Ulster Irish language stats The cases of "Protestant Ulster" and Cornwall, by Professor Philip Payton Divided regions Provinces of Ireland