Alena Sharp is a well-known Canadian professional golf player. She is currently playing in professional events since 2003. Alena played in the LPGA Tour and played in the Symetra Tour in the 2004/5 and 2013/14 seasons. Sharp has won nine professional events, including one Symetra Tour and eight other events in her professional career.
Alena Sharp was born on March 7, 1981, in Hamilton, Ontario. She is among the three children born to Pat Sharp and her husband, John Sharp. Alena has two younger sisters, Tara and Vicki. Sharp enrolled at the New Mexico State University after graduating from High School. Alena stands five feet and six inches tall and weighs 69 kg.
Alena Sharp has an estimated net worth of more than $2 Million. She has accumulated most of her net worth through her successful career as a professional golf player. A golf player earns a handsome amount through their sponsorship and advertising deals. Last season, Sharp made $158,084 as her prize money from sixteen events. She took home $28,843 as her earnings from twelve events in the LPGA events in the 2013 season.
In 2014, Alena crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings when she finished the T51 finish at the RICOH Women's British Open. The same year, She earned $84,948 as her earnings. In 2015, Sharp upgraded her game and made $272,757 from twenty-six events. In 2016, The Canadian player made $446,245 from twenty-eight events and made cuts in twenty-two games. In 2017, Sharp crossed the $2 million mark in career earnings with a T13 finish at the MCKAYSON New Zealand Women's Open.
Totaling her prize money from the LPGA events, it sums to $2,769,868. Alena must have earned a good amount from her career in the Symetra events.
Alena is a lesbian. She was very private about her sexual orientation and never shared a word about her relationship and love life. In 2017, Sharp opened about her sexual orientation and opened about her being a lesbian. Since then, Sharp was involved in a romantic relationship with her girlfriend, Sarah Bowman.
Alena and her wife, Sarah, at their wedding SOURCE: Instagram@alenasharp07 Alena and Sarah tied their wedding knot in November 2020 after being in a relationship for more than a year. Sharp opened about her wedding through her posts on the Instagram handle.
Alena started playing golf at the age of ten. Both of her parents supported her a lot in her initial days. She played golf for the New Mexico State University and won the 2000 Big West Conference Championship, 2002 NMSU Invitational, and the 2002 and 2003 Sun Belt Conference Championship. Sharp turned professional in 2003 and won the Canadian PGA Women's Championship on the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Tour in 2004.
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In 2005, Alena made her LPGA debut and had been with it ever since. The same year, She won the Canadian PGA Women's Championship. Sharp returned to Symetra Tour for a season in 2014 and won the 2014 Visit Mesa Gateway Classic.
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