TIGER WOODS’ former coach Butch Harmon believes the world number one must risk the embarrassment of a full and frank news conference over his infidelities before he can get on with his life.

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

“The golfing public would like to see Tiger Woods do a press conference,” Harmon told the Observer. “To stand there in front of everybody, take his medicine, be humble, be embarrassed, be humiliated and answer the questions.

“But where the hell is he? We could find Osama bin Laden easier than we can find Tiger Woods. How long can you spend on a yacht in the middle of the ocean?”

Harmon, who coaches world number two Phil Mickelson, said the 14-time major champion would have to put up with verbal asides from the crowds when he returns.

“The difficult part, in my opinion, is going to be the heckling from the galleries. He is going to get it. If he plays in the Ryder Cup (in Wales), which I think he will, that is going to be very interesting.”

“He is the strongest person mentally that’s ever played our game. If there is anyone who can block out this extra stuff that is going on around him, he is probably the guy. If he wants to rekindle the image of who he is, this would be the best way to do it, to do the press conference, because then he looks human.”

Meanwhile, US Open champion Lucas Glover fended off a charging Geoff Ogilvy to cling on to a one-shot lead after the third round of the SBS Championship

Three ahead at the start of a blustery day at Kapalua in Hawaii, Glover dropped two behind Australian Ogilvy before edging in front with a birdie at the last.