Who is Jake Knapp's girlfriend? Meet Makena White
Jake Knapp's girlfriend Makena White is a vascular surgery sales rep.
Jake Knapp is the brightest new American star on the PGA Tour, and he is dating vascular surgery sales rep Makena White.
Knapp, 29, and White, 26, are said to have only been dating six months.
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Knapp shot to fame after landing his maiden PGA Tour title at the Mexico Open at the end of February 2024.
Prior to that he had also impressed with a T3 at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Who is Jake Knapp's girlfriend?
Jake Knapp's girlfriend Makena White is a vascular surgery sales rep who works for the American company, LeMaitre.
Makena graduated from Canada’s McMaster University in 2019.
She is an avid sports fan and regularly shares photos of her on the golf course.
Makena also enjoys hiking, snowboarding and attending ice hockey games.
Jake Knapp’s girlfriend traveled all the way from Canada to see him play this final round. pic.twitter.com/NMJ0LCDL4s
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) February 25, 2024
Jake flew his girlfriend in from Canada to come and watch him see out his maiden PGA Tour title at the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
He was seen waving to his girlfriend when he first spotted her in the crowd.
Knapp then headed over for a hug and a kiss with his girlfriend.
Makena ran on to the 18th green to greet her boyfriend and congratulate him on his first PGA Tour title.
Knapp held a four-shot lead heading into the final round of the Mexico Open.
He was briefly caught by playing partner Sami Valimaki on the 12th hole but then Knapp pulled clear to win by two shots.
Knapp was rewarded with his biggest pay cheque of his career (just shy of $1.5m) and multiple perks such as competing in The Masters and all the signature events on the PGA Tour in 2024.
The following week he joined Rory McIlroy and Chris Kirk for the opening two rounds of the Cognizant Classic.
Makena's father Mark got some new 'Knapp Time' shirts put together for the team at PGA National.
