Tiger Woods has admitted that he is "nervous" about the reception that he might get when making his comeback at the Masters.
The world number one has not played a competitive round since November last year, following a high-profile car accident outside his Florida home and subsequent lurid stories about his private life.
The 34-year-old has since admitted infidelity and has spent time in rehab to try and get his life back on track while also trying to save his marriage.
It was thought that the 14-time major winner might play in a couple of tournaments before the Augusta showpiece but he has opted to make his reappearance at the year's first major, which begins on April 8.
Woods was a very popular figure before the recent scandal and the world's most recognisable sportsman, but he admits that he has no idea how the public will react after what has happened over the past six months.
"I don't know (about his reception), I'm a little nervous," he told ESPN. "It would be nice to hear a couple of claps here and there."
And Woods explained how he has been trying to deal with his demons over the past few months as he attempts to come to terms with the consequences of his actions.
"I was doing a lot of things that hurt a lot of people," he added. "And stripping away denial and rationalisation you start coming to the truth of who you really are and that can be very ugly.
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But then again, when you face it and you start conquering it and you start living up to it, the strength that I feel now...
I've never felt that type of strength.
"I tried to stop and I couldn't stop, it was horrific. It was disgusting behaviour. I hurt a lot of people, not just my wife. My friends, my colleagues, the public, kids who looked up to me.
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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."