Alena Sharp | |||
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![]() Sharp in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | March 7, 1981||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||
Career | |||
College | New Mexico State University | ||
Turned professional | 2003 | ||
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2005) Symetra Tour (2004–05, 2013–14) | ||
Professional wins | 9 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Epson Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 8 | ||
Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
Chevron Championship | T17: 2019 | ||
Women's PGA C'ship | T22: 2016 | ||
U.S. Women's Open | T21: 2016 | ||
Women's British Open | T22: 2020 | ||
Evian Championship | T37: 2018 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Medal record |
Alena Sharp (born March 7, 1981) is a Canadian professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. A graduate of New Mexico State University, where she played on the golf team, Sharp turned professional in 2003, playing two seasons on the Futures Tour and on other minor tours before joining the LPGA Tour in 2005.
In 2017, Sharp came out as a lesbian woman. [1]
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