Tiger Woods introduced that his mom, Kultida, died Tuesday morning.
“It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning,” Woods wrote in a publish on X. “My Mother was a drive of nature all her personal, her spirit was merely plain. She was fast with the needle and amusing. She was my greatest fan, best supporter, with out her none of my private achievements would have been doable.
“She was loved by so many, but especially by her two grandchildren, Sam and Charlie. Thank you all for your support, prayers and privacy at this difficult time for me and my family. Love you Mom.”
Kultida and Tiger’s dad, Earl, acquired married in Brooklyn in 1969 after assembly in Thailand three years earlier as Earl served in the course of the Vietnam Struggle.
Woods, 49, as soon as described his mom as an “enforcer” throughout a 2017 interview with USA At this time.
“My dad was always the person who would plant seeds and give me encouragement but also would say things that would fester inside me that wouldn’t come to fruition for a while,” Woods stated. “He was very worldly and deep in his pondering. My mother was the enforcer. My dad might have been within the Particular Forces, however I used to be by no means afraid of him. My mother’s nonetheless right here and I’m nonetheless deathly afraid of her. She’s a really powerful, powerful outdated woman, very demanding. She was the hand, she was the one, I like her a lot, however she was powerful.
“There was zero negotiation.”
Woods’ dad died from a coronary heart assault in 2006.
