Tiger Woods talks his mother Kultida on February 19, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Joe Skipper-Post/Getty ImagesTiger Woods is mourning his mother’s loss, In a cult.
“With my heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Cultida Woods, passed away early in the morning,” Tiger, 49, shared through Instagram on Tuesday, February 4. “My mother was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was just undeniable. She was fast with the needle and a laugh. She was my biggest fans, the biggest supporter, without any From my personal achievements would not be possible. “
Tiger went on, “she was loved by so many, but especially by her two grandchildren, Sam and Charlie. Thank you all for your support, prayers and intimacy at this difficult time for me and my family. I love Mom.”
Golf shares the girl Sama17 and the boy, dumbfound15, with his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren.
Tiger did not reveal a cause of death for his mother, who was married to Tiger’s father, Earl Woodsfor 37 years until he died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 74.

Tiger Woods poses with his mother, Kultida while holding his own championship trophy in the US after winning the Pebble Beach tour in California June 18, 2000.
Mike Fiala/AFP through Getty ImagesMany of Tiger’s friends and colleagues began to leave their condolences in the comments of his post.
Tom brady commented with three red -hearted emojis while FOX Sports colleague of Brady Erin Andrews wrote, “so bad ❤.”
Professional players including Moo Fito Lee and other at athletes like the former Mlb’s -ylli Dexter Fowler and the former -yard of nhl Chris preheer Also left their remarks.
In his book for 2017 Masters of 1997: My storywho reflected in the first major Golf Phenom championship, Woods described his mother as “strong and engaged”.
“As we said in our family, my mother was the hand and my father was the voice.” Tiger wrote. “I could negotiate with her, but not with my mother. There was no middle ground with Mom.”
During an interview for 2017 with The US todayTiger admitted that he was still afraid of his mother.
“My dad was always the person who would plant seeds and give me encouragement, but it would also say things that would aggravate me inside me that would not be realized for a while,” Tiger said. “He was very worldwide and deep in his opinion. My mother was the implementer. My father may have been in the special forces, but I have never been afraid of him. My mother is still here and I’m still deadly from her. She is a very harsh, harsh, very sought -after lady. She was hand, she was she, I love her very much, but she was harsh. “
Tiger added, “There were zero negotiations.”