PGA Tour stars wife opens up about seeing | Golf News

Makena White thought she was enjoying it sensible by calling out sick from work, crossing the U.S. border, and making it just in time to watch her boyfriend and golf star Jake Knapp ship the efficiency of his life. She did not anticipate to have their six-month relationship blasted on national tv, which she has seemingly embraced online since.

Knapp’s breakout PGA Tour win at the 2024 Mexico Open had all the emotional beats of a Hollywood script in addition to White’s position in it. “My (previously very private) relationship was hard launched on national television at the 2024 Mexico Open,” she posted on X in a series of since-deleted tweets.

Then she added, “A 12 months later, I obtained outed enjoying hooky from work on a Thursday trigger that similar bf shot 59 & pictures of us cellying had been all over the web. Two years of getting sewered.”

The 31-year-old shot a 67-64-63-71 tournament that day to captivate PGA audiences, including White, and earned him over $1.4 million. While she admitted not being completely upset at their relationship’s outing and claimed to value privacy, her posts today tell a different story.

Her profile on X reads, “Don’t call me WAG,” but her pinned tweet completely contradicts that energy and says, “For the report, none of my tweets replicate the views of Jake Knapp. I’m merely a superfan.”

She posted a bikini selfie with her face covered, paired with a bouquet of flowers from Knapp. “This supply was scheduled forward of time. Please do not flip this into him not being centered on 3M. I promise he is centered on golf, hahaha,” she wrote in an attempt to interact with his growing fanbase of nearly 200k on Instagram.

She followed it up with a reaction to the crowd energy at the 3M Open. “I’ve heard so many ‘Go Jake’ and ‘Knapp Time’ shouts from the gang at this time. Still loopy to me.” Knapp is the No. 77-ranked golfer in the world according to the World Golf Rankings.

Knapp recently celebrated White’s birthday, calling her “essentially the most supportive, caring, loving, and considerate individual ” he is aware of. He tied for third at the 3M occasion alongside Matt Wallace and Pierceon Coody.

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The only names forward of him on the leaderboard had been Sam Stevens and the winner, Kurt Kitayama. Knapp’s run on the tour continues this week at the Wyndham Championship, where he is scheduled to tee off at 1:05 p.m. on July 31 at Sedgefield Country Club.

Jake Knapp’s 2025 PGA Tour final 10 finishes

• 3M Open: T-3
• Genesis Scottish Open: T-22
• John Deere Classic: T-21
• Rocket Classic: T-4
• RBC Canadian Open: T-27
• Charles Schwab Challenge: Missed Cut
• PGA Championship: Missed Cut
• The CJ Cup Byron Nelson: T-39
• Valero Texas Open: Missed Cut