‘It’s been a tough process to go through’: Tiger Woods speaks about death of mother and return to golf action

Tiger Woods spoke about the death of his mother during the Genesis Invitational, the tournament he hosts, on Sunday, saying: “It’s been a tough process to go through.”

Tiger Woods spoke about the death of his mother during the Genesis Invitational, the tournament he hosts, on Sunday. “It’s been a tough process to go through,” Woods said on the CBS coverage of the event at Torrey Pines. “But I’ve had amazing family support, all the players playing here have reached out, the amount of texts, emails and nice messages of support I’ve got has really helped and has really meant a lot to me. “Mom would take me to every junior event here in Southern California. … She would drive out there and keep score, walk every hole and how many putts I hit, how many fairways I hit, how many greens I hit. She tracked it all. Losing her has been a very hard and difficult process to go through.” Woods announced the death of his mother, Kultida Woods, earlier in February. Previously, the 15-time major champion had been planning to compete at the Genesis Invitational in what would have been his first PGA Tour event in seven months but withdrew a few days before, saying he was “not ready” following the loss of his mother. Despite not taking to the course in a competitive manner, Woods was present at Torrey Pines for the Genesis Invitational which saw each player wear a red pin in their hats, adorned with the Thai symbol for love as way of respecting Kultida.