On the PGA golf tour this season, Tiger Woods has had the worst year of his career, and on Thursday, he attempted to start turning around his fortunes. Woods started strong at the Barclays golf tournament this weekend, fresh off his divorce to Elin Nordegren.

With a score of -6, the number one player in the world completed the first round. On Thursday, he shot the sixty-five and has him in a tie for the lead, somewhere he has not been often this year. With his divorce finalized, analysts have already begun their analysis that Woods may now be more focused.

Gaming Analyst Steve Schwartz said, “With everything that he (Woods) has been through in his personal life in the past year, it was expected that there would be some drop off in his level of play. As his life starts getting back to normal and his focus again turns to golf, we should see more scores like the one Woods posted today.”

To convince skeptics that the world’s best golfer is back, it will take more than one round. He would solidify his position on the US Ryder Cup team, if Woods goes on to win the Barclays and he also would swing odds makers back in his direction when it comes to determining future betting odds.

On the betting list week, Woods has remained near the top of the choices after week this season despite his poor showings. By betting on Woods, gamblers who have in the past feasted on sports books are now suffering along with the best golfer of a generation.

Last November, Woods ran his SUV into a tree on Thanksgiving night and he was surging towards Jack Nicklaus’ major titles record. Since then, for his continuous infidelity, Woods has been outed, and he has been a shell of his former self on the golf course.