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Kultida Woods, the mom of golf legend Tiger Woods, has handed away on the age of 80.
Golfer Tiger Woods hugs his mom Kultida Woods after making a press release from the Sundown Room on the second ground of the TPC Sawgrass, house of the PGA Tour on February 19, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Seaside, Florida. (Photograph by Joe Skipper-Pool/Getty Photos)
Tiger Woods Publicizes Mom’s Demise
“It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning. My Mom was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was simply undeniable,” he wrote.
“She was quick with the needle and a laugh. She was my biggest fan, greatest supporter, without her none of my personal achievements would have been possible,” the assertion continued.
Tiger Woods of america celebrates along with his mom Kultida Woods and the trophy after profitable his first skilled golf match on the PGA Las Vegas Invitational on sixth October 1996 on the TPC Summerlin Golf Course, Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by J.D. Cuban/Allsport/Getty Photos)
“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.”
A local of Thailand, Kultida was working as a civilian receptionist at a U.S. Military outpost in Bangkok in the course of the Vietnam Struggle when she met an American serviceman named Earl Woods.
The 2 married and moved to Brooklyn, then California, the place Kultida gave delivery to Eldrick “Tiger” Woods on December 30, 1975.
Mom of Tiger Woods, Kultida Woods, seems on from the gallery in the course of the second spherical of the 2010 Masters Match at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership on April 9, 2010 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photograph by Jamie Squire/Getty Photos)
Previously, Tiger has paid tribute to his mom’s help and the sacrifices she made:
“So my family made a tough decision, and at the age of 14 1/2 we took out a second mortgage so I could go out and play the AJGA Tour. Mom stayed at home. Dad traveled. And I went out and played the AJGA Tour on our second mortgage.”
Kultida Woods’ Reason behind Demise
Kultida Woods waits close to the clubhouse as her son Tiger Woods performs in the course of the pro-am previous to the beginning of the Hero World Problem on the Isleworth Golf & Nation Membership on December 3, 2014 in Windermere, Florida. (Photograph by Scott Halleran/Getty Photos)
Regardless of her superior age, Kultida’s loss of life got here a shock to golf followers, as she was well-known for the vitality and enthusiasm she demonstrated in supporting her son’s legendary profession.
No reason for loss of life has been given at the moment. We’ll proceed to maintain you up to date as new info turns into obtainable.
For now, our ideas exit to Tiger and the remainder of the Woods household throughout this enormously tough time.
