With heartfelt sadness,’ Tiger Woods announces death of his mother, Kultida Woods

Tiger Woods, with his mother, Kultida Woods, in 1997.

Kultida Woods, the mother of Tiger Woods, golf’s biggest star, died Tuesday, according to the 15-time major winner. He did not say what caused his mother’s death.

“My mother was a force of nature in her own right and her spirit was undeniable. “She was quick with the needle and laughed,” Tiger Woods wrote on X.

“She was my biggest fan, my biggest supporter, without her none of my personal accomplishments would have been possible. She was loved by so many people, but especially by her two grandchildren, Sam and Charlie. »»

Tiger Woods thanked his fans for their support and prayer and asked for intimacy “at this difficult moment for me and my family.”

The winner of 82 times PGA Tour ended his message with: “Love You Mom.”

Kultida Woods, from Thailand, has often been seen next to her son. It was underlined last month when Tiger Woods participated in a game of the Golf League of tomorrow (TGL). While in attendance at the SoFi Center in Florida, ESPN showed Kultida Woods smiling and clapping after her famous son made the winning putt.

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Kultida Woods watches her son play at the 2018 Masters. She was by her son’s side during the famous golfer’s darkest moment, when he confessed to multiple extramarital affairs in a globally-watched press conference in 2010. Kultida Woods had a front row seat to the public confession, in which Tiger Woods admitted that his behavior was “unacceptable” and that he had “stopped living by the core values ​​my parents taught me.” Tiger Woods credits his mother for helping him wear his now-iconic red-and-black jumpsuit on the final day of a golf tournament.

“My mom thought that because I’m a Capricorn, red was my power color or something, so I ended up wearing red and winning the golf tournament,” Woods told Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” last year. “And just to piss her off, I wore the blue uniform and didn’t win that tournament. So mom’s always right.”

Tiger’s father, Earl Woods, died in 2006.