Makena White, girlfriend of Jake Knapp, dies at 28

Makena White, 28, the girlfriend of PGA Tour player Jake Knapp, has died; her passing was announced on her Instagram by a close friend as the Ryder Cup began. Officials have not released a cause of death. Knapp, through his manager and in statements to outlets including the AP and People, paid an emotional tribute calling her thoughtful and selfless and asked that her family be given privacy. Several outlets note White had previously written publicly about heart and vascular issues, including tachycardia and planned cardiac/vascular procedures, which has prompted public speculation though no official link to her death has been confirmed. Friends asked that donations in her memory be made to the Bruyère Brain Health & Memory Clinic or the Griffin Bell Endowment Fund, and tributes described her as warm, energetic and deeply missed by the golf community.