Donald Trump snubs Rory McIlroy at latest golf event with Bryson DeChambeau

United States President Donald Trump snubbed Rory Mcilroy when revealing who he thinks are the best two players in the world right now. 

Trump, 78, made his feelings be known while appearing alongside LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau during a swing clinic at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC on Sunday. 

During Trump's speech he spoke glowingly of his good pal and two-time U.S. Open champion DeChambeau, as you might expect.

Trump went as far to label DeChambeau as the best player in world alongside official World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, a player who decisively saw out his third victory in his last four starts at the Memorial Tournament at the weekend. 

While nobody can possibly deny Scheffler has proven to be the world's best players the past three seasons now, the majority of golf fans around the world would agree that McIlroy is up next. 

Even both the Official World Golf Rankings and Data Golf consider that, too. 

McIlroy has, like Scheffler, won three times on the PGA Tour so far this season, highlighted by completing the career grand slam at The Masters in April. 

DeChambeau, meanwhile, largely a result of his status on LIV Golf, is ranked 10th in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) but a much more appropriate third with Data Golf. 

The LIV Golf superstar won his third title on the circuit in Korea in May. 

During Trump's speech in front of a group of spectators at his DC golf course on Sunday, he gave no mention of McIlroy when revelaling who he considers to be the best two players in the world right now. 

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DeChambeau memorably pipped McIlroy to a second U.S. Open title 12 months ago at Pinehurst No.2. 

McIlroy missed two short putts on the closing holes before DeChambeau got up and down from the front greenside bunker on 18 for the win. 

It seems like Trump has not forgotten that, despite what McIlroy has been doing this season. 

"Bryson is a great guy, he's a great golfer, probably the No.1 golfer now, him and Scottie rated at the top," said Trump, who then salivated over DeChambeau's driving prowess. 

"We play golf a lot together. It's not a very pleasant experience for me because I always consider myself a reasonably long hitter but then I play with him, and go home and I say, my wife says 'are you as long as Bryson?' I say 'yeah think so, it's pretty close'. 

"It's not close. You see those trees out there? We expanded the range as you know. We made that 350, 360 [yards] and it's actually not long enough. You know, today you have the wind in your face..." 

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Trump's McIlroy snub comes three weeks after the Northern Irishman avoided the media all four tournament days at the PGA Championship. 

McIlroy returns to competitive action on the PGA Tour at the RBC Canadian Open in Ontario this week.

The 29-time PGA Tour winner is scheduled to finally speak with reporters again after his pro-am at TPC Toronto on Wednesday. 

McIlroy's appearance also comes a week after he bypassed Jack Nicklaus' Memorial Tournament for the first time since 2017.

Nicklaus revealed he was "surprised" by that call.

McIlroy also didn't even bother to text or call the record 18-time major champion to let him know he was not going to play at famed Muirfield Village Golf Club. 

GolfMagic believes five hot topics will arise during McIlroy's eagerly-anticipated presser. 

McIlroy played a round of golf earlier this season with President Trump.

It was during their round that McIlroy learned single-figure handicapper Trump was "not a fan of the LIV [Golf] format".

That is despite a number of Trump courses having hosted past and present LIV Golf League events. 

"I was like, 'But you've hosted their events.' He was like, 'Yeah, but it doesn't mean that I like it.' So, I think he's on the Tour's side."

McIlroy decided to meet up with Trump several months ago in a bid to try and speed up a unification of the professional game.

Weeks before Trump assumed office once again in January, he revealed he would sort a deal out between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's bankrollers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), "within 15 minutes". 

But unfortunately for Trump and others hoping a deal gets approved, the merger between the PGA Tour and PIF has gained little momentum. 

It will be two years this Friday since a shock framework agreement was first announced between the PGA Tour and PIF.