Tiger, take a page from Hugh Grant's playbook. You'll recall a few years ago Hugh found himself much the same position you're in. In other words he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
It was a scandal. He was the butt of late night television and Saturday Night Live jokes. He went into hiding, he wouldn't talk to anyone. Finally he talked and it's who he talked to that is interesting.
He went the comedy route. Jay Leno was the guy who got to say to him, "What were you thinking?" Shortly thereafter Hugh's indiscretion became yesterday's news and now journalists stay away from the topic.
But come on, we're in the midst of Tiger Melt Down and Hugh is out on the PR circuit pitching his new movie about a man who cheats on his wife.
Grant was on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Dec 16, 2009 where he was plugging his movie. He gets to the point about cheating to which Stewart says, "cause that's what you do", to which Grant smiled and laughed a nervous laugh.
I sense he was worried Stewart would do what I expected of the man who has defined Post Modern Journalism would do, ask for some advice for Tiger or at least Hugh's perspective.
Did the modern face of journalism do that? Nope, not a work, not a raised eyebrow, nothing.
How could this happen? Most likely Grant's publicist told the Daily Show, if you want Hugh there will be no talk of hookers or hankie pankie.
What's in this for the Tiger? The answer is a perfect play book on how to move forward. Talk about publicly, once and only to a friendly audience that will bend over backwards because they want you and then tell everyone else the topic is off limits.
It's an odd thing but when you are at the center of a media storm reporters need you more than you need them. As a result you have great power, you can spell out the terms of the interview and if they don't like it then tell them you won't be doing the interview.
The bigger the stakes the bigger the risk of having a journalist or talk show host go Rouge on you. So get your lawyer involved in the negotiation and have them create terms for the interview that spell out some pretty severe penalties should the interview go sideways.
One last thing, anticipate the worst question possible and be prepared.