The world's three top-ranked players will tee off together in the opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Thursday. 
                                
Donald (L) and McIlroy - will partner Westwood. 								     
 
World No 1 Rory McIlroy, No 2 Luke Donald and No 3 Lee Westwood  will make for a marquee first-round pairing in Florida, as the young  Northern Irishman prepares to go up against both the man he deposed at  the top of the rankings last week and the man he beat in the semi-final  of the Accenture Match Play two weeks ago. 
The top three were also paired together for this event last year,  though back then it was Donald, Westwood and Germany's Martin Kaymer,  now ranked fourth. 
Woods, fresh off his hugely promising 62 in the final round of  the Honda Classic, will play alongside Spaniard Sergio Garcia and  defending champion Nick Watney. The trio are ranked 16th, 17th and 18th  respectively. 
Twelfth-ranked Mickelson, meanwhile, plays with Hunter Mahan, who  beat McIlroy in the final of the Match Play, and Australian Adam Scott,  winner of the Bridgestone world championship last August. 
The draw also includes Ian Poulter, who will test his fitness on  Wednesday after declaring himself 50-50 for the event after pulling out  of last week's tournament and being diagnosed with pneumonia. 
Fellow Englishman Paul Casey is set to make his return to the  fold after dislocating his shoulder while snowboarding in Colorado on  Christmas Eve.
 
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