Tiger Woods reacts after making birdie on 18 green during the first round of The Barclays golf tournament in Paramus, New Jersey August 26, 2010. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

After an eventful week, Tiger Woods shot his lowest round of the year, a six-under par 65 that put him in a tie for the early lead of PGA Tour with Vaughn Taylor.

This is Woods' first tournament since his divorce, and it was also his first time leading after any round on the PGA Tour since the Tour Championship last September.

"It's exciting to hit the ball flush again," Woods said. "It's something I've been missing all year."

The last time Woods' was atop the leaderboard after any round of any tournament was when he won the Australian Masters on Nov. 15, less than two weeks before the car crash after Thanksgiving night, and details of his adultery were exposed.

Woods' broken marriage officially ended Monday.