Will Tiger Woods' Divorce from Elin Nordegren Improve His Golf Game?

Tiger Woods has been one of the most talked about sports figures of the past seven months—and not for his golf game.

Recent reports state that Tiger's wife, Elin Woods, has made up her mind about divorce, and the two are working on finalizing the agreements at this time.

Elin is pushing, and expecting, for $750 million from Tiger, along with his new $80 million mansion in Jupiter, Florida.

As of yet, it's a for-sure thing. Woods and his soon to be ex-wife are working with their lawyers figuring out a custody agreement for the children.

Elin wants their two children to spend more time with her in her home country of Sweden, while Tiger is pushing for the kids to spend more time in the United States with him.

Divorce was imminent for the couple. So the question remains: Will Tiger be able to focus more on his game once the divorce is finalized?

Golf is by far a mental game. Often people play to get away from the hassles of life, where everything is forgotten on the course.

This cannot be held true for Tiger. The man can't get away from everything, granted he brought it on himself, but how does he get back to the Tiger from one year ago?

Since the November "car accident," the press has hounded Woods, on and off the golf course, making it difficult to perform like the Tiger who used to be on the top of the world.

It is hard to expect a guy to win tournaments, and a major one at that, with stirring thoughts in his head and the press reminding him about everything before and after each day's round.

Now, his tournament shortcomings are not all due to the mental aspects surrounding the debacle. Perhaps a lack of practice early in the year has played a role. The star golfer has all of the skills to win tournaments, and more.

This downfall in productivity would happen to anyone with family problems, whether you are the one who instigated it or not—it's human nature.

The 34-year-old golf icon has shown bits and pieces of his renowned greatness at the Masters and the U.S. Open, but generally looked like a guy who just had too much on his mind.

The thing is, does Tiger really want to return to greatness?

Usually after losses, especially close ones, sports figures show emotion resulting from the love of the game.

Take icons like Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett. When they lose, they're furious, discontented, and it's clearly visible. The season is a failure to them if it does not involve a championship.

Granted, it is hard to link other sports to golf, but the same idea is there. When Tiger loses, he shows the same amount of emotion as he did before the opening round.

Maybe this is Tiger's way of coping with the loss, being quiet and unemotional. The "old Tiger" would have been upset, would have shown some emotion. The guy lives for winning major championships, but now he is not showing that he actually wants them.

Maybe after the Tiger and Elin divorce is completed, the former No. 1 golfer in the world can return to dominance on the PGA Tour with at least a few less troubling reminders of the spiraling world he created.

Only time will tell.