Playgirl's bedroom tales

An alleged Tiger Woods lover has told an online publication she is writing a tell-all book about the golf superstar's sexual habits.

Loredana Jolie Ferriolo told RadarOnline.com she witnessed Woods in gay encounters, but she offered no proof.

"Loredana says she is planning to spill all about how she and Tiger 'came about, his healthy appetite for arranged sex, threesomes, girls next door, girl-girl, and an answer to all the rumours surrounding Woods' sexuality'," the website reported.

"Loredana recently attempted to sell her story for US$1 million ($1.36 million) and graphically described group sex that included incidents of Tiger with other men, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively."

Ferriolo, a Playboy model, is one of more than a dozen women Woods is alleged to have been involved with, in a series of allegations that have torn apart his personal life.

Meanwhile, Woods' former coach Butch Harmon believes the world number one could return to golf in March. Woods, who is taking a break from the sport, has been in hiding since admitting last month he had cheated on his wife.

"Those who say he won't play again are crazy," Harmon said in an interview with Sky Sports on Friday.

"People who say he probably won't play this year, I don't really believe that [either].

"If you want to put a timetable on it, I'd say you may see him in Florida before the US Masters [in April]."

Florida will host four PGA Tour events in March - the Honda Classic, WGC-CA Championship, Transitions Championship and Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Woods generally plays in the WGC-CA and Arnold Palmer tournaments.

Harmon, who commentates for Sky, said the main reason he believed the 14 times major winner will compete this year is that the US and British Opens are being played on courses Woods likes.

"Pebble Beach and St Andrews are two of his favourite places so I think he will come back and play there," he said.

Harmon said the revelations about Woods' private life had come as a complete surprise.

"This Tiger Woods I'm reading about, I don't know this guy," he said.

"Obviously, he has led two lives - one in public and one we didn't know about, which was quite strange. I think all of us were shocked about that. We don't know where Tiger is right now or what he is doing. I just know we [in golf] miss him."