Tiger Woods Devastated by Mother’s Death: Fears of Falling Back into Old Habits

Golf great Tiger Woods could go off the deep end, fearful friends say, as the former pill-popper remains shattered by the loss of his beloved mother, Kultida!

“He was a true mama’s boy,” confides an insider.

According to sources, Tiger is lost in the rough over the Feb. 4 death of 80-year-old Kultida, which came nearly two decades after the passing of his prostate cancer-stricken father, Earl.

Tiger, 49, praised his mother on social media by writing, “My Mom was a force of nature all her own, her spirit was simply undeniable.”

The five-time Masters champion called the Thai-born dynamo his “biggest fan” and “greatest supporter,” adding that “without her, none of my personal achievements would have been possible.”

The insider dishes, “Kultida was the glue that held him together and kept him sane in the darkest of times.”

And Tiger has had his share of personal problems.

Tiger spent six weeks in a Mississippi clinic for sex addiction after getting called on the carpet, but the quick fix couldn’t repair his five-year marriage to the mother of his kids – daughter Sam, 17, and son Charlie, 16.

Then in 2021, Tiger suffered a car crash that nearly cost him a leg and temporarily sidelined him from his sport!

Throughout the turmoil, Tiger’s loyal mom was by his side, tipsters tattle.

“She steered him on the straight and narrow and was the strongest female presence in his life. Her loss has left him devastated, and there’s a very real concern he’ll become vulnerable to old bad habits,” squeals a spy. “His sobriety is quite perilous. It’s one day at a time for him, and the worry is this could really trigger him to a dark place.

“Thankfully, he has people looking after him. His friends hope and pray that’s enough to keep him on an even keel!”