Matt Fitzpatrick was nearly upstaged by his girlfriend Katherine Gaal after the English pro golfer won the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, SC, on April 16, 2023.
After the smiling couple posed with the winning trophy and shared a sweet embrace on the course at Harbour Town Golf Links, fans wanted to know more about Gaal — a New Jersey native.
Gaal is a regional marketing manager at Commvault, a cloud data protection software company, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Prior to her current job, Gaal was a sales marketing manager at 2 River Group in Rumson, NJ.
Gaal also earned her K-6 alternative route to Teaching Certification and alternative route special education certification while she worked full-time at Bay Head School as a second-and-third-grade paraprofessional.
It’s unclear exactly when Gaal began dating Fitzpatrick, the reigning U.S. Open champion.
Gaal, who also worked as a tennis professional in New Jersey, was the first-runner up at the 2013 Miss New Jersey USA pageant.
They appeared to make their romance Instagram-official in January, when Fitzpatrick shared photos of the pair on a golf course Maui.
Fitzpatrick and Gaal walked the red carpet together at the Michelob Ultra and Netflix “Full Swing” premiere party during Super Bowl weekend on Feb. 11, 2023 in Phoenix.
Gaal joined Fitzpatrick at the 2023 Masters in April at Augusta National, where she caddied for the world No. 8 in the annual Par 3 contest.
The event allows participants to use loved ones as caddies for the nine-hole event.
In February, Fitzpatrick shared a heartfelt message to Gaal on Valentine’s Day.
“To my favourite person, happy Valentines!” he gushed in a post on Instagram, including a sweet snap of the couple.
Gaal attended Penn State University, where she dual-majored and earned a Bachelor’s degree in finance and broadcast journalism, her LinkedIn states.
As a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, Gaal said she helped raise millions of dollars for children with pediatric cancer through PSU’s THON — a student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer.
Gaal’s Instagram and Twitter accounts appear to be private.
Fitzpatrick previously dated former tennis star Deniz Khazaniuk.
It’s unclear when they split, though Fitzpatrick and Gaal were first spotted together in 2020, after Fitzpatrick won the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
