WATCH: Rory McIlroy taken aback by backlash to golf with Trump: 'I'm sorry if I p***** people off'

"I was a little bit taken aback by the blowback I received but I get why," McIlroy said in a press conference streamed on PGA Tour's Facebook page.

Rory McIlroy admits he did not expect the backlash he received for his round of golf with United States President Donald Trump.

McIlroy, who will make his return from injury at this week's WGC-Mexico Championship, was quizzed during a press conference in Mexico City about his round of golf with the President at Trump International in Florida.