Makena White, the 28-year-old girlfriend of PGA Tour champion Jake Knapp, passed away earlier this week in September 2025. The exact cause of her death has not been publicly disclosed, and no official details have been released by her family or Jake Knapp. White had previously mentioned dealing with tachycardia issues and had undergone some cardiac and vascular procedures, but whether these were related to her death is not confirmed. Her passing has deeply saddened her family, friends, and the golf community, with tributes emphasizing her loving, joyful spirit and the strong bond she shared with Knapp. Donations in her memory have been encouraged to the Bruyère Brain Health & Memory Clinic and the Griffin Bell Endowment Fund, reflecting her personal and family connections to those causes.