Former World Number One Tiger Woods Back to His Best in New Jersey
To see Tiger Woods playing great golf again felt excellent. To win The Barclays just days after his divorce was confirmed, the number one is 11/4 with bet365.
The biggest understatement of the day may be that Tiger Woods is playing well. However, his play yesterday alone was delightful to watch, for the kind of play he has been through in recent months. He is back in action, on day two and according to analyst, his swing looks like the good ol’ Tiger swing of ‘yore. For now, at the top alone, the Barclay’s Golf Tournament Leaderboard 2010 now has Tiger.
Tiger is now playing the best rounds of golf of the season, while his divorce was finalized, Furyk was disqualified and Phil Mickelson may not even make the cut. Due to missing the Pro-Am, when Furyk was declared ineligible, one thing was sure, we won’t see the number three player in the FedEx standings on the Barclays Golf Tournament Leaderboard 2010.
At the Bridgestone Invitational, Woods’ performance was in stark contrast to his recent showing, where the world number one scored 18-over par for four rounds. At the first, third, fifth and seventh, his birdie helped him card a first-round 65 to take a share of the lead.
Vaughan Taylor 40/1 with Victor Chandler to win The Barclays and Taylor has a share of the lead, while Rory McIlroy is 12/1 with William Hill after carding a three-under 68 and Camilo Villegas looks like a great bet at 25/1 with Ladbrokes after shooting four-under.
Last weekend, when Dustin Johnson was assessed a two stroke penalty for breaking a rule, Last weekend. Apparently, Johnson didn’t realize he was in a bunker and breaking a rule. However, Furyk over slept, although he knew the rule concerning missing his Pro-Am tee time. For now, players are still talking about the disqualification of Furyk, while the world is cheering Tiger to the top of the Barclays Golf Tournament Leaderboard 2010.
