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Miscellaneous See other Miscellaneous Articles Title: Woods Plays His Best Round of the Year http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=11484708 Woods Plays His Best Round of the Year Tiger shows his old stripes at Barclays; Woods shoots 65 in 1st tournament since his divorce The Associated Press 9 comments By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PARAMUS, N.J. August 26, 2010 (AP) PrintRSSFONT SIZE:SHARE:EmailTwitterFacebookMore Tiger Woods finally looked like the No. 1 player in the world. Tiger Woods smiles as he finishes the 18th hole during the Pro-Am round at The Barclays golf tournament, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in Paramus, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (AP) In his first tournament since his divorce, he played by far his best round of the year Thursday at The Barclays, missing only one fairway and three greens in a 6-under 65 for his lowest score this year. That put Woods in front with Vaughn Taylor as the early group of players were still finishing the opening round. "It feels good to be able to control my ball all day like this," Woods said. If he keeps the lead, it would be the first time he would be in such position after any round since his Australian Masters victory at the end of last year, and the first time on the PGA Tour since the second round of the Tour Championship last year. So much has changed since — the car crash after Thanksgiving night, the revelations of adultery, five months away from the game and a broken marriage, which officially ended Monday. His golf hasn't been very good, either, which is why Woods began the FedEx Cup playoffs 112th out of 125 players. This was his lowest score in 46 rounds, dating to a 62 in the BMW Championship last year, and the timing could not have been better. He needs a strong week — starting with making the cut — to advance out of the first round of the playoffs. And while Woods is quick to acknowledge that it was just one round, he could not have asked for a better start — 3-wood into the fairway, pitching wedge to 15 feet below the hole and a birdie. More followed, even on the par 5s, which have given Woods fits in recent months. He used his driver only twice, deciding that his 3-wood was enough to reach the corners at Ridgewood without having to take on the tops of trees that line the fairways. Plus, with saturated conditions from rain earlier in the week, tour officials allowed players to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairway. "With the ball in hand, it's much more important to hit the fairways," Woods said. It was the first time since the 2006 British Open at Royal Liverpool that he hit his 3-wood off the tee on every par 5.
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