Overview

• Makena White, an influencer and partner of PGA Tour golfer Jake Knapp, died earlier this week, according to a friend’s post on her Instagram account.
• No cause of death has been disclosed by those close to White or by media reports.
• Knapp expressed grief and asked for privacy for family and friends in comments provided through his manager to the Associated Press.
• The Instagram announcement invited donations in White’s memory to the Bruyère Brain Health & Memory Clinic and the Griffin Bell Endowment Fund.
• White shared lifestyle content with nearly 13,000 Instagram followers, and tributes have poured in as friends noted her two-year relationship with Knapp.