Jake Knapp is in a committed relationship with Golf. And his girlfriend, Makena White. In case you didn’t know, the couple has been together for the last couple of years. It’s not clear when exactly Jake Knapp and Makena White started dating each other. However, as per the Daily Mail, it was likely after 2021 that the couple started dating. Nevertheless, both White and Knapp have been tight-lipped about their relationship timeline.

What we do know is that White is from Canada, and she loves sports. She attended St. Joseph High School in Ottawa. As per her LinkedIn profile, Makena was the Athletic Council president during her senior year. Her role was to promote the school’s sports team and help with fundraising.

To this day, she continues to showcase her love for sports, especially for her home Ottawa Senators (LPGA Pro Brooke Henderson is an ambassador of the team). In 2022, Makena posted an image of her wearing the Senator’s hat with ‘Zab’ – a nod to Artem Zab – etched on it. 

She also shares Knapp’s passion for golf. People.com quoted a now-deleted tweet to report that White used to tee up often as a kid. But in college, she got sidetracked before picking up the game again in 2021. She bought a new set. 

Makena White, by no means, is a professional golfer. Or an athlete. After graduating from St. Joseph, White attended McMaster University in Hamilton. Knapp is a UCLA graduate of 2015, by the way. White, meanwhile, graduated in 2019 after studying communications and software engineering. 

She had her stint at Labatt Breweries of Canada but eventually changed her job to surgical sales. In 2020, Makena joined Hologic as a surgical sales representative. She left the job in 2021 and is currently employed at LeMaitre as a representative. Interestingly, her work bio says her job is on-site in Ontario.

That, however, doesn’t mean she never pays a visit to Knapp’s tournaments. Very much the opposite; she has been there a couple of times. Twice, she was fortunate enough to catch Knapp’s brilliance on the course. 

Best moments from Jake Knapp & Makena White

Jake Knapp was working as a bouncer before joining the PGA Tour last year. In his rookie year, the 30-year-old lifted his first silverware. At the Mexico Open, Knapp cruised to a two-stroke victory, with White in attendance. PGA Tour later posted a clip of her watching the final putt. 

“This would be so sweet,” White told one of her friends. But the final putt stopped inches short of the hole. “So dramatic,” she laughed. But Knapp steadied his nerve and wrapped up the round. White joined her boyfriend to celebrate. They hugged and kissed. 

A year later, White was there at PGA National, watching her boyfriend flirt with sub-60. Knapp did card 59, and White was totally amazed at the feat. “So proud of you,” White could be heard saying in the video posted by the PGA Tour. Later, she shared another picture with Knapp on her Instagram, captioning, “That’s Mr.59 to you.”

It should be noted that Makena White was also with her boyfriend at the PLAYERS and the Masters last year. She shared some snippets from the practice round and the tournament. In fact, she got her family to wear t-shirts with the now-famous phrase, ‘Knapp Time.’ It’s not clear if they are engaged or not, but by the looks of it, a wedding ring doesn’t seem too far away.