Champions Fore Change Invitational
Taberna Country Club | New Bern, NC | June 2-4, 2023
Hometown/Resides: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birthdate: March 7, 1981; currently 42 years, 2 months, and 28 days
Qualified for the Epson Tour: Competed at the 2005 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament and finished T16 to first earn LPGA Tour membership
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2005
VICTORIES
- Epson Tour: 2014 Visit Mesa Gateway Classic, 2023 Champions Fore Change Invitational
- LPGA Tour: N/A
- Previous Wins: 1999 Canadian Junior Champion, 2000 Big West Conference Champion, 2002 and 2003 Sun Belt Conference Champion
MONEY
- With the win, Sharp earns $30,000; she has earned $46,257 this season and $119,221 in her Epson Tour career.
RACE FOR THE CARD
- With the win and $30,000 winner’s check, Sharp moves to No. 8 in the 2023 Race for the Card.
PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES
LPGA Tour: 7th at the 2007 Honda LPGA Thailand, T15 at the 2008 Corona Championship, T14 at the LPGA State Farm Classic, T9 at the Sybase Match Play Championship, T5 at the 2015 Blue Bay LPGA, 4th at the 2016 Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, 5th at the 2017 LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey, T6 at the 2019 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, T9 at the 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, T9 at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic, T9 at 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open, T10 at the 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Epson Tour: T4 at the 2005 CIGNA Chip in For A Cure Connecticut FUTURES Golf Classic, 2nd at the 2013 VisitMesa.com Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Course, T2 at the 2013 Symetra Classic, 2nd at the 2013 Volvik Championship, 4th at the 2023 Copper Rock Championship
2023 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR
- Made four cuts in four starts with one victory and an additional top-5 finish
OF NOTE
- First win on the Epson Tour since 2014
- Competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics for Canada (30th)
- Competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for Canada (49th)
- Started the Alena Sharp Charity Classic in 2006, which annually benefits The Alzheimer's Society of Brant-Hamilton-Halton
- 15 career top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour
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