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

Golf great Tiger Woods’ mother has passed away. He tweeted the sad news at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday. “It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning,

Kultida Woods, whose guidance and support helped propel her son, the professional golfer Tiger Woods, to become one of his sport’s most dominant athletes, died on Tuesday. She was 80.