Tiger Woods has finally broken his silence over the revelations about his private life and admits he was living a lie prior to his confession.
A car crash outside his home in Florida resulted in a series of allegations of infidelity, which he admitted to before announcing an indefinite break from the sport.
He held a news conference in February but his interview with ESPN was his first since his hit the headlines last November.
The 14-time major winner will make his competitive return at the Masters in Augusta on April 8 and he admits to feeling nervous.
"I don't know. I don't know," he replied when asked what sort of reception he is expecting to receive. "I'm a little nervous about that to be honest with you.
"It would be nice to hear a couple claps here and there. But also hope they clap for birdies, too.
"I'm excited to get back and play. I'm excited to get to see the guys again. I really miss a lot of my friends out there. I miss competing."
Woods entered a rehabilitation clinic in the wake of his confession and the father-of-two revealed that he found it hard to deal with his indiscretions.
"I was living a life of a lie, I really was. And I was doing a lot of things, like I said, that hurt a lot of people," he added.
"Stripping away denial and rationalisation, you start coming to the truth of who you really are and that can be very ugly.
"I've hurt so many people, and so many people I have to make an amends to, and that's living a life of amends.
"I owe a lot of people an apology. I hurt a lot of people. Not just my wife. My friends, my colleagues, the public, kids who looked up to me.
"There were a lot of people that thought I was a different person and my actions were not according to that. That's why I had to apologise. I was so sorry for what I had done."