PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rory McIlroy’s road to the Masters hit a speed bump Friday at the Honda Classic. He gets the weekend off.

McIlroy made only one birdie in the rain at PGA National, and three bogeys on his last four holes led to a 4-over 74. The cut officially will not be made until Saturday because of a rain delay of nearly four hours, though he knew the score.

He was 7-over 147, four shots below the cut line.

“I don’t like missing cuts,” McIlroy said. “You want to be playing on the weekend, and I’m not there. I’m not going to be playing this weekend, which is not nice.”

It was pleasant enough for Patrick Reed, who recovered from a double bogey early in his round to post another 67. He was the clubhouse leader at 6-under 134. No one from the afternoon groups had enough light to finish.

The Honda Classic is considered the start of the buildup to the Masters, and McIlroy is getting more attention than anyone over the last two decades except for Tiger Woods. McIlroy is No. 1 in the world. He already has won this year. And a green jacket is all that’s missing for him to become the sixth player with the career Grand Slam.

He’s not about to panic.

“I guess after coming off a three-week break, and then felt a little ... I wouldn’t say rusty, but just not quite on top of my game yesterday,” McIlroy said. “And then today, I felt like I was trying to get something going and couldn’t. Coming off three weeks off and playing in conditions like these, it sort of shows you where you’re game is at. Just got to regroup and put some work in and get ready for Miami next week.