| Alison Sheard | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 September 1951 Durban, South Africa |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1976 |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour LPGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 4 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T19: 1980 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T23: 1980 |
| du Maurier Classic | T10: 1981 |
Alison Sheard (born 21 September 1951) is a South African professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and LPGA Tour. At Golf RSA events held during the 1970s, Sheard won the SA Women's Stroke Play five times and the SA Women's Amateur three times. As an amateur golfer, Sherard was second at the 1974 Espirito Santo Trophy with the South African team. At individual events, she was second at the 1976 British Ladies Amateur.
As a professional golfer, Sheard won four LET events between 1979 and 1985. At the 1979 Women's British Open, she was "the first overseas winner of the Championship".[1] Sheard was the only Women's British Open champion from South Africa until Ashleigh Buhai's 2022 victory. In other events, Sheard was tied for 19th at the 1980 LPGA Championship, tied for 23rd at the 1980 U.S. Women's Open and 10th at the 1981 Peter Jackson Classic. During 2010, she joined the Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame.
- ^ "RICOH Women's British Open Championship History". LPGA. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2019.