Round one of Abu Dhabi goes to Rory McIlroy

There is an old saying in golf that simply goes, "You can't win a golf tournament on the first day, but you sure can lose it," and yes, such a thing is simply the truth. But still, what do you want from a threesome at an early tournament in the season that includes the world number one, the former world number one, and the future world number one? Yes, the Abu Dhabi Championship had a feature group on Thursday that included Luke Donald, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, a group you don't see much outside of majors these days, and for most of the day, it lived up to the hype. The final tally? McIlroy finished with a 5-under 67, Tiger with a 70 and Donald with 71. But the interesting thing was just how the group separated. For most of the day, it seemed they'd all be right around each other when the final putt dropped, but as the holes lessened, two interesting things happened. The first was Rory's continued ability to answer Tiger's golf shots. No, this isn&...