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' mother, Kultida Woods, died Tuesday at age 78. Woods announced the news through his social media channels Tuesday morning with no cause of death provided. "It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother,

She instilled Tiger Woods’s dominant spirit and encouraged him to wear a red shirt on Sunday as his power color.