LOS ANGELES -- When Rory McIlroy opened with an eagle to grab a share of the lead during Sunday's final round of the Northern Trust Open, it felt like he was going to make a serious run at a 12th career PGA Tour title.
Seventeen holes later, he was trudging off Riviera Country Club's final hole after a sloppy 4-over 75 and share of 20th place.
"There are encouraging signs," McIlroy said. "But I turned a chance to win into a top-20 at the end of the day, so it wasn't too good."
McIlroy book-ended that opening eagle with a birdie on the last, but in between he failed to post any other red numbers, instead carding seven bogeys -- tied for the most he's ever had in a non-major round.