ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – World number one Tiger Woods  should come out and answer his critics in public before making  his golfing return, Australian Geoff Ogilvy said yesterday.

Woods, who is taking an indefinite break from golf, has been  in hiding since admitting last month he had cheated on his wife.

“Tiger should actually come out in public before, and not at  a golf tournament,” Ogilvy told reporters on the eve of the Abu  Dhabi Championship.

“One, out of respect for all the other golfers, and two, to  diffuse the circus part of it before he actually gets to a golf  tournament. I don’t believe a lot of tournaments want all the  tabloid media floating around.

“It would be nice if he came out away from a golf  tournament. When he does come back to golf it would still be a  bit crazy but that tabloid edge might be gone,” added the world  number nine.

However, Ogilvy said Woods may opt to choose the  media-controlled atmosphere of the U.S. Masters in April for his  comeback.

CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT

“The least amount of circus he could face would be if he  went to Augusta first as that would be the most controlled  environment he could be in,” said the Australian.

“But then if he truly wants to win at Augusta he’s going to  want to play before then.Whenever he returns it’s going to be a  big day.

“The first press conference he does is going to be a crazy  one. A lot of people who have been afraid to ask questions for  10 or 12 years won’t be quite as hesitant to ask questions as  they used to be and Tiger is going to have to answer questions.”