Hamilton's Alena Sharp headlines 2026 inductee class for Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

Canada's Alena Sharp watches her putt during a practice round for the women's golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 6, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Alena Sharp figured she’d be in the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame some day, she just didn’t think it would be this fast.

Sharp, from Hamilton, headlined the class of inductees named to the Hall on Tuesday. She was joined by longtime global industry executive Peter Broome of Montreal as well as former professional golfers Pat Bradley and Lee Trevino.

“I wasn’t expecting to be inducted so early on, I figured it would be a few years down the road,” said Sharp in a video conference, adding that she was ecstatic when selection committee chair Harry Brotchie called her. “This is obviously huge for me, ranking right up there with being a three-time Olympian.

“It’s just an amazing honour to be going into the Hall with all these amazing other golfers”

All four inductees received unanimous support from the Hall’s selection committee. They will be enshrined in a ceremony later this spring.

Sharp’s career began as an accomplished amateur player in Ontario, winning four provincial titles in three years. In 1999, Sharp added her first national championship.

She attended New Mexico State University, winning two individual titles and two team titles.

Sharp turned pro in 2003 and won on the Canadian Women’s Tour twice, the Westcoast Ladies Tour four times and the Cactus Tour twice. The 45-year-old has also won the PGA Women’s Championship of Canada on four occasions (2004, 2011, 2012, 2023), second all-time to fellow Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Lorie Kane’s five wins.

She has competed in 389 LPGA Tour events since making her debut in 2005, earning 16 top 10s and 68 top-25 finishes. She has competed in the CPKC Women’s Open 20 times with her top finish coming in 2016 when she finished fourth. Sharp also has two career wins on the Epson Tour, the first in 2014 at Visit Mesa Gateway Classic and again in 2023 at the Champions Fore Change Invitational.

Sharp represented Canada in three consecutive Olympics (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) alongside Brooke Henderson. Sharp earned the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile for Canada.

“I’m at a little bit of a loss for words,” said Sharp, who had successful off-season surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee. “My coach, Pete Lockett yesterday told me, ‘you better let this sink in.’

“Now that it’s official, it is sinking in.”

After an accomplished career as a junior player at Royal Montreal Golf Club and Mount Bruno Country Club, Brome moved into golf operations, including 30 years as a senior global executive with Acushnet Company.

He served in many different roles with that organization, most recently as the senior vice president of Titleist Brand Management and Acushnet Industry Relations, a portfolio that included overseeing partnerships with the PGA Tour.

Broome joined Golf Canada’s board of directors in 2024 as a director at large. He currently co-chairs the golf industry advisory council and is a member of the compensation committee.

Bradley and Trevino are the first-ever inductees named to the Hall’s new international category for non-Canadians who contributed to the sport in this country.

Bradley is one of the most decorated players in LPGA Tour history, with 31 wins on the top women’s golf circuit including three in Canada: the du Maurier Classic in 1980, 1985 and 1986. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1991.

“I never, ever dreamed that this moment would happen but it’s just the cherry on top of the cake to be recognized by another country for my golf,” said Bradley, who is an American. “It’s just an amazing day for me and for my family and I appreciate the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame selection committee for looking at me and recognizing me.”

Trevino’s career includes 29 wins on the PGA Tour, 29 wins on the PGA Tour Champions, and many international championships. The 86-year-old American is a six-time major winner having won the U.S. Open in 1968 and 1971, The Open Championship in 1971 and 1972 and the PGA Championship in 1974 and 1984.

Trevino is one of three players, along with Tommy Armour and Sam Snead, to win the Canadian Open three times. Trevino was victorious at the men’s national championship in 1971, 1977 and 1979. The trio are tied for second all-time trailing only Leo Diegel, who won four times.

“You start winning a few tournaments and everything, and you do that and in 1981 I was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the U.S. and it was actually a surprise to me that I got in that early,” said Trevino. “My career, I didn’t think it was over with by that time, but it was a great honour and it’s a great honour to be in the Canadian Hall of Fame.

“I have enjoyed playing there so much.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 10, 2026.