Kultida Woods, who was from Thailand, met Tiger's father, Earl, during the Vietnam War. They moved to New York and married in 1969 before settling in California. The 15-time major winner's father died in 2006. The two were married for 37 years.

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

She loved watching her son play, but her pride was in the how more than the how many. And while Tiger could rage in the heat of battle, he possessed a palpable serenity when it was all over. "I knew that if I went out there and put myself out on the limb and I failed,