Tiger Woods announced the passing of his mother, Kultida, on Tuesday. The 49-year-old golfer announced the news in social media posts with the following message

Tiger Woods announced that his mother, Kultida, died Tuesday morning. She was 78.

Tiger Woods took to social media to announce that his mother, Kultida Woods, had died and to share a heartfelt tribute.

From the 1997 Masters to Tiger Woods’ appearance in his new TGL venture last week, Kultida Woods was normally close by or in the gallery, which is why the golf world was stunned when Tiger Woods announced his mother had died early Tuesday at the age of 78.

Golf legend Tiger Woods announced his mom Kultida Woods has died at the age of 81, calling her “a force of nature all her own."

"My Mom was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was simply undeniable," Tiger Woods said in a statement on X.