McIlroy shared Wednesday at Torrey Pines that he also played golf with President Donald Trump last month before explaining his view on how to reunify men's pro golf.

As a potential deal between the PGA Tour and PIF continues to loom over professional golf, Rory McIlroy said he believed it was time for all players to "get over it" and do whatever needs to be done to reunify the game.

Superstar golfer Rory McIlroy, once a leading critic of LIV Golf, said Wednesday that it's time for the Saudi-owned league and the PGA Tour to reunite.

One of golf’s biggest stars — and one of LIV Golf’s biggest critics — thinks it is time for everyone to “get over it” when it comes to the anger over those who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour and those who defected to LIV.

If people … have their feelings hurt because guys went or whatever, like who cares? Let’s move forward together’

McIlroy spoke ahead of the Genesis Invitational on Wednesday from Torrey Pines in San Diego, where he and Tour commissioner Jay Monahan were hit with plenty of questions about the state of the sport and negotiations between the Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — which, years later, are still ongoing.

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McIlroy and PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan believes Trump can make a deal to end golf's long-running dispute over the men's pro game.