Rory McIlroy offers condolences to fellow golfer Tiger Woods after death of Woods' mother

Tiger Woods is mourning the decease of his mother, Kultida Woods, describing her In a societal media station arsenic "a unit of quality each her own."

Woods said she died Tuesday morning. 

"It is with heartfelt sadness that I privation to stock that my beloved mother, Kultida Woods, passed distant aboriginal this morning," helium said. "My Mom was a unit of quality each her own, her tone was simply undeniable. She was speedy with the needle and a laugh."

Woods did not stock details astir his mother's origin of death.

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Golfer Tiger Woods, right, hugs parent Kultida Woods during a property league astatine TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse successful Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Feb. 19, 2010. (Lori Moffett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Fellow nonrecreational golfer Rory McIlroy besides paid tribute to Woods' precocious mother. During a property league aft a TGL event, McIlroy recalled Kultida Woods' astir caller amusement of enactment for her son. Last week, she watched Tiger enactment successful a simulator-based bid successful Florida.

"Yeah, evidently precise sad, benignant of surreal. She was present past Monday night. Yeah, it seemed sudden. I got to cognize Tida a small bit. She was ever precise warm, precise courteous and generous with her time. Yeah, it was ever a delight to spot her astatine tournaments," McIlroy said.

Tiger Woods and his mother, Kultida Woods, respond arsenic they airs for photos earlier his induction astatine the 2022 World Golf Hall of Fame astatine the PGA Tour Global Home March 9, 2022, successful Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.  (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

"As clip went on, you benignant of saw her little and less, and you'd bump into her successful subordinate dining, and it was ever bully to spot her. She ever had a large smile. Yeah, you evidently consciousness for Tiger and Sam and Charlie and privation them each the best. Yeah, it's a bittersweet day."

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McIlroy, Woods and TMRW Sports laminitis Mike McCarley partnered with the PGA Tour to motorboat the play league, which is successful its inaugural season. TGL besides honored Woods' parent earlier Tuesday's lucifer betwixt Boston Common Golf and Los Angeles Golf Club.

"Prior to the lucifer contiguous present astatine SoFi Center, we held a infinitesimal of soundlessness honoring Tida Woods, who was truthful instrumental successful Tiger’s beingness and his success. Throughout his amateur vocation arsenic a young phenom successful California and done his large championships and adjacent present astatine TGL, the precise league her lad co-founded, she was present to enactment him," ESPN's Matt Barrie said during the broadcast.

"Last week, successful fact, past Monday, Tida was ever contiguous present astatine SoFi Center, cheering connected Tiger, who got the win. Our thoughts and prayers are with Tiger, Charlie and Sam and everyone for the nonaccomplishment of Tida Woods. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

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Kultida met Earl portion helium was successful the subject successful Thailand. Kultida and Earl moved to Brooklyn, New York, aft they tied the knot. The mates aboriginal relocated to Cypress, California, wherever Tiger was born. Earl Woods died successful California successful 2006.

ESPN noted that Tiger, whose existent sanction is Eldrick, was named aft his parent and father. The sanction Eldrick begins with an E successful grant of Earl and ends with a K successful grant of Kultida.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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