Tiger Woods announces death of mother Kultida, ’my biggest fan’

Former world No 1 announces death of mother at 78
Kultida Woods attended son’s TGL match last week

Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday that his mother Kultida had passed away, paying tribute to her as “my biggest fan”.

“It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning,” the 15-time major champion wrote on Instagram.

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