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Oakville, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Canadian Tour announced eight dates for the 2012 season on Tuesday. The Canadian part of the schedule will kick off with the 30th playing of the Times Colonist Island Savings Open. That will be followed by the ATB Financial Classic and the Syncrude Boreal Open.

The Canadian Tour Championship will be contested at Scarboro Golf and Country Club in Toronto, which is celebrating its centennial in 2012.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rory McIlroy and Robert Karlsson both fired rounds of five-under 67 on Thursday to share the opening- round lead of the Abu Dhabi Championship. Tiger Woods made his 2012 debut and played decently enough with a two-under 70. Woods, who ended his 2011 campaign with an unofficial win at the Chevron World Challenge, his first anywhere in two years, hit the ball well on Thursday, but the flat stick let him down.

Woods hit 10 of 14 fairways and 17 greens in regulation, but needed 35 putts in round one.

World No. 1 Luke Donald had a one-under 71 in his first outing of the year. Donald played with McIlroy, also making his first start of 2012, and Woods in round one and will again on Friday.

World No. 2 Lee Westwood managed an even-par 72.

Martin Kaymer, the two-time defending champion and three-time winner, struggled badly on Thursday. He went out in 39, came back in 38 and signed for a five-over 77.

"I feel it suits me really well. Just one problem -- it suits Martin Kaymer even better," said McIlroy.

The reigning U.S. Open champion started on the 10th tee Thursday and went on a great run almost immediately after teeing off. McIlroy ran home a nine-footer for birdie at 11, a 12-footer for birdie at 12 and capped off his run with a three-foot birdie putt at the 13th.

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•    Neck of the woods

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•    Wait, Rory just hit it off the golf course, got to drop it 20 yards away with no penalty and now has a birdie putt? #mustbenice

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•    Singing "Collard Greens & Cornbread" - Fantasia :)

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•    Niggas blastin music wen ppl tryna sleep<<<<< stupid inconsiderate bastards n tha woods -_______-

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•    Lil' Wayne- Neck Of The Woods

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•    My cup my cup.

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•    Morning all, I hope you all have a good day I'm just off for a lovely run and to explore the woods .

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•    ah faalt er staat op zo'n verpakking houdbaar tot 23-3-12 en nu is het al helemaal beschimmelt en tis nog nie open geweest

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•    In de bus richting sneek, zometeen stage van 9 tot kwart over 5 en dan naar school om van half 6 tot 9 te helpen bij open dag! #drukdruk

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