Bio

5'5"...Started playing golf at the age of 10...Credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career...In 2006, started the Alena Sharp Charity Classic, which annually benefits The Alzheimer's Society of Brant-Hamilton-Halton...In 2008, named the ambassador for RCGA Golf For the Cure program...Hobbies include inline skating, movies and music...Qualified for the Tour on her third attempt...Represents Titleist...Has her own Web site, www.alenasharpgolf.com.

Olympics (2)

• 2016 Rio Olympics (30)
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics (49)

2023 in a Nutshell:

• Four events, three cuts made, $57,238 (152)
• Recorded a season-best 8th place result at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
• Finished T38 at LPGA Q-Series
• Made 14 cuts in 14 starts on the Epson Tour with five top-10 results, including a win at the Champions Fore Change Invitational

Career Highlights:

2022:

• 11 events, seven cuts made, $95,534 (122)
• Recorded a season-best T10 result at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational

2021:

• 21 events, 11 cuts made, $95,652 (114)

2020:

• 16 events, 11 cuts made, $158,084 (69)
• Recorded a season-best T9 result in the ISPS Handa Vic Open
• Ranked fourth on Tour in eagles (5) in 2020

2019:

• 25 events, 19 cuts made, $382,396 (55)
• Earned four top-10 finishes in 2019, including a fifth-place showing at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, where she teamed with fellow Canadian Brooke Henderson

2018:

• 24 events, 15 cuts made, $136,082 (91)
• Produced her best result of 2018 at the season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic where she closed with a 3-under 70 to finish T18

2017:

• 29 events, 20 cuts made, $30,435 (61)
• Recorded a season-best fifth place finish at the LOTTE Championship presented by HERSHEY
• Crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings with a T13 finish at the MCKAYSON New Zealand Women's Open

2016:

• 28 events, 22 cuts made, $446,245 (41)

• Posted her best finish on the LPGA Official Money List, finishing 41st

• Ranked sixth on the LPGA Tour in eagles with nine

2015:

• 26 events, 21 cuts made, $272,757 (65)

• Posted her highest finish on the money list since 2010 in 2015, finishing 65th

• Posted two top-10 finishes at the Blue Bay LPGA and Cambia Portland Classic

2014:

• 20 events, 9 cuts made, $84,948 (94)

• Winner of the Epson Tour's Visit Mesa Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club

• Crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings with a T51 finish at the RICOH Women's British Open

2013:

• 12 events, 3 cuts made, $28,843 (112)

• Recorded a season-best T13 finish at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

2012:

• Best finish was a tie for 25th at the LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf.

2011:

• 17 events, 10 cuts, $77,982 (78)
• Recorded a season-best T9 at the Sybase Match Play Championship

2010:

• Best finish was a tie for 14th at the LPGA State Farm Classic.

2009:

• Best finish was a tie for 22nd at the Wegmans LPGA. 

• Recorded her first LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Corona Championship and her second LPGA career hole-in-one during the second round of the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.

2008:

• Best finish was a tie for 15th at the Corona Championship.

2007:

• Recorded a career-best seventh-place finish at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2007.

• Carded a career-low 63 during the second round of the LPGA Corning Classic.

2006:

• Best finish was a tie for 17th at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.

2005:

• Competed in 16 events on the Futures Tour, where she recorded three top-10 finishes. 

• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 16th to earn exempt status for the 2006 LPGA season.

2004:

• Won the Canadian PGA Women's Championship on the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Tour and five tournaments on the West Coast Ladies Golf Tour. 

• Posted one top-10 finish on the Futures Tour; tied for 52nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2005 LPGA season.

2003:

• Turned professional in September.

Amateur:

• A standout amateur in Canada, Sharp was a two-time winner of the Ontario Junior Championship (1997-98) and captured the 1999 Ontario Ladies Championship, as well as the 1999 Canadian Junior Championship. 

• She was also a winner of the Toronto Star Amateur Championship in 2000 and 2003. 

• At New Mexico State University (NMSU), Sharp won the 2000 Big West Conference Championship, 2002 NMSU Invitational and the 2002 and 2003 Sun Belt Conference Championship. 

• She was Sun Belt Conference Female Athlete of the Year and an NCAA All-American First-Team selection in 2003. 

• She was also honored with the 2003 Edith Cummings Munson Award, given to an individual who excelled on the golf course and in the classroom. 

Personal:

• 5'5"

• Started playing golf at the age of 10.

• Credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career.

• In 2006, started the Alena Sharp Charity Classic, which annually benefits The Alzheimer's Society of Brant-Hamilton-Halton.

• In 2008, named the ambassador for RCGA Golf Fore the Cure program.

• Hobbies include inline skating, movies and music.

• Qualified for the Tour on her third attempt.

• Represents GLS Construction, CVS Controls, Titleist.

• Has her own Web site, www.alenasharpgolf.com.