Who Is Matt Fitzpatrick's Fiancée? Meet Katherine Gaal
Who is former US Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick engaged to? Discover more about Katherine Gaal here
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Months after winning a first Major championship at the 2022 US Open, Matt Fitzpatrick met Katherine Gaal. In January 2023, the pair went public with their relationship. By the end of the year, the pair were engaged.
Gaal has been dating Fitzpatrick for much of his recent success, watching on as he saw off Jordan Spieth in a playoff at the RBC Heritage to claim a first regular PGA Tour title and supporting the Sheffield-born man as he helped Team Europe to Ryder Cup success at Marco Simone last September.
Who Is Matt Fitzpatrick's Fiancée?
Katherine Gaal was born on August 15, 1991, in New Jersey and later went on to attend Pennsylvania State University. Gaal graduated with a GPA of 3.67 and a double major in finance and broadcast journalism. Plus, she earned an Alternative Route to Teaching certification for K-6 and special education pupils.
In 2013, Gaal competed in the Miss New Jersey USA pageant and finished as first runner-up. The following year, she was presented with an Amity Award - a prize voted for by her fellow contestants.
From April 2019, Gaal has worked at data protection and data management software company, Commvault. She is currently a regional marketing manager for the south east of the United States - a position held since January 2021.
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On her own LinkedIn page, Gaal describes herself as: "Extremely hardworking and ambitious individual who is able to work exceptionally well in a fast-paced, demanding environment. Goal-oriented, with an open-minded, positive attitude who can easily adjust to new learning experiences and situations."
Away from business, Gaal has previously been a tennis professional at the Bay Head Yacht Club in New Jersey while she has been known to join Fitzpatrick for the occasional round of social golf.
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We do not know exactly how the pair met or when they began dating just yet, but Gaal first appeared on Fitzpatrick's social media at the start of 2023 in Hawaii at the Sentry Tournament of Champions.
Not long after, Gaal appeared in Fitzpatrick's episode of the Netflix docuseries 'Full Swing'. She would go on to feature in the second season of Full Swing as well in the episode following Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt's younger brother.
Gaal and Fitzpatrick at Wimbledon in 2023
Since going public with their relationship, Matt Fitzpatrick and Gaal have also been seen together at Wimbledon - the Grand Slam tennis tournament in London.
On September 9, 2023, Fitzpatrick shared an Instagram post with him embracing Gaal following their engagement. The caption simply read: "YES ❤️."
The couple are set to get married in October 2024.
Fitzpatrick had been previously dating Deniz Khazaniuk (sometimes Khazan), a tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking on the WTA of 200 (Singles).
Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.
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