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Makena White<\/a>, the girlfriend of PGA golfer Jake Knapp, died earlier this week at age 28.<\/p>\n The tragic news was shared in an Instagram post<\/a> written by her friend on Friday. \u201cHi everyone – this is Makena\u2019s friend, writing with the heaviest heart to share that Makena passed away earlier this week,\u201d the post began.<\/p>\n No cause of death was given. <\/p>\n However, in the months leading up to her death, White had started to share details about her health online. On X (formerly Twitter), she revealed she had multiple surgeries scheduled this summer. <\/p>\n On June 2, 2025, White, who is from Canada, posted about the start of the RBC Canadian Open, the country\u2019s pro golf championship, which Knapp played in. She also shared some details about some procedures she had scheduled. <\/p>\n \u201cHappy RBC Canadian Open week & 1st week of June! 2 cardiac & 1 vascular surgery standing between me and watching my crush play in my home country!\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Although White didn\u2019t get into the specifics of her surgeries, in a different post shared on June 2, she seemingly revealed that she had tachycardia, a medical condition in which one\u2019s heart rate exceeds 100 beats per minute, according to Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the post, White shared a photo of her in a hospital bed with the US Open Golf Championship <\/a>scores open on her computer with the caption \u201cWe\u2019re dialled #GolfsLongestDay.\u201d She also shared a follow-up photo of her Apple Watch showing her heart rate elevated at 133, writing, \u201cBy dialled I mean tachycardic.\u201d<\/p>\n In another post<\/a> shared in May, White, who worked as a software engineer, took a photo of herself at work, wearing a heart rate monitor around her waist.<\/p>\n Additionally, in her X bio<\/a>, she referred to herself as a \u201cvascular and cardio surgery nerd.\u201d<\/p>\n Knapp has yet to comment on White\u2019s death. The pair had been dating for over a year. In March 2024, White made their relationship Instagram-official by sharing a sweet photo of them together. \u201cDoes it still count as a hard launch if NBC saw it first?\u201d she captioned the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n