• Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Woods paired with Donald and McIlroy

ESPN staff
January 24, 2012
Tiger Woods got some practice in on Tuesday © Getty Images
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Tiger Woods will be paired with US Open champion Rory McIlroy and world No. 1 Luke Donald for the opening two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

Woods, playing in the event for the first time, will tee off with his two playing partners at 7.40am on Thursday and 12.05pm on Friday, as all three make their first appearances of the 2012 season.

World No. 2 Lee Westwood is paired with three-time tournament champion Martin Kaymer and Spaniard Sergio Garcia, while Graeme McDowell will play with Simon Dyson and Miguel Angel Jimenez in the preceding three-ball.

Open champion Darren Clarke is set to play the opening 36 holes with Australian Jason Day and Spain's Alvaro Quiros. The group will tee off ten minutes after Woods, McIlroy and Donald on Thursday morning.

Woods and McIlroy played nine holes together at Abu Dhabi Golf Club on Tuesday, as they familiarised themselves with each other ahead of the start of the tournament.

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