Professional golfer Jake Knapp has spoken out following the demise of his girlfriend, Makena White … calling her demise a “robust actuality.”

The PGA champ remembered Makena as a “considerate particular person whose selflessness towards others is one thing [he] will at all times admire” in a press release first shared with Individuals.

He continued … “We shared so many unforgettable recollections collectively and now that she’s now not with us, it’s a troublesome actuality to grasp.”

As we reported, Makena’s demise was introduced Friday by way of a put up to her Instagram account.

It is unclear how she handed, although she had detailed some well being problems over the previous couple of months.

In Might, she shared a selfie of herself sporting a holter monitor for a “coronary heart defect.” She was in a position to snicker concerning the irony of it, contemplating she was at a a cardiac surgical procedure convention for her job.

The subsequent month, she confirmed an Apple Watch studying of her coronary heart fee, which was elevated. She appeared to affirm she had tachycardic — a situation wherein the center fee is quicker than typical.

Jake and Makena had been courting since 2023. Her final put up to Instagram confirmed the pair strolling away from the digital camera and she or he celebrated their anniversary within the caption.

She was solely 28 years previous.