As a Player Director on the PGA Tour’s Player Advisory Council, Adam Scott recently found himself in a building he probably never even dreamed of being in even after he won his Masters in 2013 – The White House. More specifically, the Oval Office, where Scott, Tiger Woods, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Public Investment Fund governor H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the hopes of negotiating a deal.

Unfortunately, negotiations seemingly hit their latest snag, despite Trump stating that the group had some “interesting discussions.” From the fan perspective, it feels like we’re right back where we started. The politics of it all are not something Scott is all that interested in, though he still was in awe of the experience.

“It is a surprise that it’s taken this turn,” Scott said Tuesday at the Players Championship. “It was an incredible experience to be at the White House and be in the Oval Office and see the goings-on of what’s happening in Washington D.C., but it’s not something that I really feel like I need to or want to spend more time on. I want to play better golf, to be perfectly honest with you. That would be nice. I probably should spend that time practicing.”

Asked to share if there were any cool moments he recalls from the meeting, Scott’s brain immediately went to the exact moment he realized just how unimportant this whole saga was in the grand scheme of things.

“It was obvious to me very quickly when they were setting up for the Israeli delegation right after our meeting and putting like the Israeli flag and the U.S. flag and getting that room ready that our conversation was pretty low in the importance of what was happening that day,” said Scott. “And really, the President had far more important things to focus on, and I encouraged him to go and do that well for everyone’s sake after our meeting.”

Given Trump’s love of golf, and his eagerness to bring all parties to the table, we’re guessing it was one of the meetings he was looking forward to that particular day. To Scott’s point, though, golf’s ongoing “game of chicken” could not be lower on the current event totem pole.

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