Woods pays tribute to 'biggest fan' as mother dies

Tiger Woods has paid tribute to his "biggest instrumentality and top supporter" aft announcing the decease of his mother, Kultida.

Former satellite fig 1 Woods, 49, did not uncover the origin of decease of his mother, who attended his TGL lucifer successful Florida past week.

Woods said nary of his idiosyncratic achievements would person been imaginable without his mother, who regularly attended his tournaments and was contiguous erstwhile helium won his 5th Masters rubric to extremity an 11-year hold to assertion a 15th large successful 2019.

"It is with heartfelt sadness that I privation to stock that my beloved mother, Kultida Woods, passed distant aboriginal this morning," Woods, who mislaid his begetter Earl successful 2006, said connected societal media.

"My Mom was a unit of quality each her own, her tone was simply undeniable. She was speedy with the needle and a laugh. She was my biggest fan, top supporter, without her nary of my idiosyncratic achievements would person been possible.

"She was loved by truthful many, but particularly by her 2 grandchildren, Sam and Charlie. Thank you each for your support, prayers and privateness astatine this hard clip for maine and my family. Love you Mom."