ALENA SHARP

Birthdate: March 7, 1981

Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Age: 27 Ht.: 5'6"

Home: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

College: New Mexico State

Turned Professional: 2003

Joined LPGA Tour: 2006

LPGA Tour Victories: 0

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

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

Tied for 10th at the CN Canadian Women’s Open.

Carded a career-low 63 in the second round of the LPGA Corning Classic. 2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 24/73 (50) Rds in the 60s: 12/73 (39) Birdies: 214 (37)

Eagles: 4 (20) Greens in Reg: 63.2% (37) Driving Accuracy: 60.8% (123)

Sand Saves: 43.6% (36) Putts per GIR: 1.83 (48) Driving Avg: 264.0 (10)

2006 Highlights

Recorded a career-best tie for 17th at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.

Carded a career-low 67 during the third round of the State Farm Classic, where she tied for 19th.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 20/64 (96) Rds in the 60s: 9/64 (79) Birdies: 199 (67)

Eagles: 4 (31) Greens in Reg: 62.6% (109) Driving Accuracy: 65.3% (132)

Sand Saves: 37.9% (81) Putts per GIR: 1.79 (20) Driving Avg: 267.4 (9)

2005 Highlights

Competed in 16 events on the Futures Tour, where she recorded three top-10 finishes, including second place at the Quality Concepts Kankakee FUTURES Golf Classic.

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

In 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 Presented by American Airlines to earn non-exempt status for the 2005 season.

Amateur Highlights

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, 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 Player of the Year and an NCAA All-American First-Team selection in 2003.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 10. . . Credits her parents as the individuals most influencing her career. . . Hobbies include music and movies, as well as exercise and most sports, especially ice hockey; is an avid Boston Red Sox and Toronto Maple Leafs fan. . . Qualified for the Tour on her second attempt. . . Represents Cutter & Buck, SC Johnson, Vitran, Rayovac, PING and Bell Canada.