Pro golfer Jake Knapp’s girlfriend, Makena White, has died at the age of 28. No details have been made public on the cause of her death. A close friend announced her passing in a Friday post on White’s Instagram page. Her friend wrote that it’s “with the heaviest heart to share that Makena passed away earlier this week.” She continued, “She is already so deeply missed by her Dad, her family, her friends, and of course by Nelly and Fergie.” The latter two names refer to her two “Red Fox” labradors. White had dated the U.S. golfer, who secured his first PGA Tour win in February 2024, for two years. CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis paid tribute in a comment under the post. “Getting to know Makena was one of my favorite parts of this last year,” she wrote. “I will miss her light… it touched so many.” Near the end of the caption, her friend gave two places to donate to “honor Makena’s memory.” She directed fans to an Ontario-based dementia and Alzheimer’s treatment center, Bruyère Brain Health & Memory Clinic, and a fund for a child who died of cancer, Griffin Bell Endowment Fund.
