Knapp was born in Costa Mesa, California. He went to UCLA for school and college golf. Jake Knapp has been successful at every level, including as an amateur and after he turned pro in 2016.

World No. 102 Jake Knapp will replace Tiger Woods at this week’s Genesis Invitational, set to be played at Torrey Pines, California.

Jake Knapp lives by two acronyms ... game helped him maintain the lead. Knapp learned toughness during a nine-month stint as a bouncer at a Costa Mesa watering hole a couple years ago.

Although not a golf brand in name, Southern California-based headwear company ... Now the brand is welcoming Costa Mesa-born Jake Knapp, a 30-year-old pro golfer who broke out last season, to ...