Donald Trump pays emotional tribute to Tiger Woods' mother Kultida after golf icon announced her shock death

President Donald Trump has hailed the 'amazing' power of Tiger Woods' parent Kultida successful the aftermath of her death astatine the property of 78.

Golf fable and 15-time large victor Woods announced the bittersweet quality connected Tuesday lunchtime with a poignant connection connected societal media.

Within a fewer minutes of the announcement, Trump had taken to Truth Social to wage his ain tribute, writing: 'I was conscionable informed that Tiger Woods’ fantastic Mother, Kultida, passed distant — She has gone onto greener fairways! 

'Kultida Woods was an astonishing power connected Tiger, and gave him overmuch of his spot and brilliance. Melania and I nonstop our emotion and prayers to Tiger and his unthinkable family!'

Woods was highly adjacent to his mother, who saw him look to conquer the crippled earlier lasting by him during his downfall from 2009's enactment scandal. 

Woods, 49, did not uncover the origin of her death. But she was astatine his astir caller TGL lucifer successful Florida on January 27.

Woods said successful a statement: 'It is with heartfelt sadness that I privation to stock that my beloved mother, Kultida Woods, passed distant aboriginal this morning. 

'My Mom was a unit of quality each her own, her tone was simply undeniable. She was speedy with the needle and a laugh. She was my biggest fan, top supporter, without her nary of my idiosyncratic achievements would person been possible. 

'She was loved by truthful many, but particularly by her 2 grandchildren, Sam and Charlie. Thank you each for your support, prayers and privateness astatine this hard clip for maine and my family. Love you Mom.'

In June 2024, speaking upon receiving the Bob Jones grant - 1 of the astir prestigious idiosyncratic honors successful play - Woods paid an affectional tribute to his mother.

'My ma doesn’t get capable credit,' helium said, with her successful the audience. 'Everyone thought that it was my dada erstwhile I went connected the road, which it was, but Mom was astatine home. If you don’t know, Mom has been determination my full life.

'This award, I judge it successful humbleness and conscionable unbelievable respect for the past recipients, but I besides judge it for my mommy, too. 

'She allowed maine to get here. She allowed maine to bash these things, pursuit my dreams, and the enactment and emotion - I didn’t bash this alone. I had the top stone that immoderate kid could perchance have: my mom. Thank you, Mommy.'