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Alison Sheard

South Africa · born , Durban, South Africa

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1979 Women's Open
  • Amateur runner-up 1976 Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1979 AIG Women's Open Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club · 301

Near misses

  1. 1976 The Women's Amateur Championship Silloth on Solway Golf Club · runner-up to Cathy Panton · 1 up

Results by championship

    Best day

    1979 Women's Open

    Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club · won 301

    South Africa's Alison Sheard became the first overseas winner, three strokes clear of Mickey Walker at Southport & Ainsdale.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1979.

    Career line, 1976–1979

    Women's Open
    1979 Women's Open: won
    Women's Amateur
    1976 Women's Amateur: runner-up
    197619781980

    2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Alison Sheard was born on September 21, 1951, in Durban, South Africa. Sheard won the 1979 Women's Open. Sheard was runner-up at the 1976 Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Other wins in championships we cover (1)

    1. 1979 AIG Women's Open Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club · 301

    Near misses

    1. 1976 The Women's Amateur Championship Silloth on Solway Golf Club · runner-up to Cathy Panton · 1 up

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1976 Wikipedia

    Hall of Fame

    • Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame (2010) Wikipedia

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1979 Women's British Open winner
    • 1974 Espirito Santo Trophy second (team)
    • 1976 SA Women's Amateur winner
    • 1977 SA Women's Amateur winner
    • 1978 SA Women's Amateur winner

    Source: Wikipedia: Alison Sheard

    Known for

    • South African golfer who won the 1979 Women's British Open, the first overseas winner of the championship Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Alison Sheard
    2. Wikidata: Q84577204
    3. Wikipedia: Women's British Open
    4. Wikipedia: 1979 Ladies European Tour
    5. aigwomensopen.com: records
    6. aigwomensopen.com: 50th year magic moments 21 30
    7. aigwomensopen.com: 50th year magic moments 31 40
    8. lpga.com: british history — link no longer works (checked October 20, 2026): https://lpga.com/news/british-history
    9. Wikipedia: Women's Amateur Championship
    10. golfcompendium.com: british womens amateur winners
    11. Wikipedia: Cathy Panton
    12. Wikipedia: 全英女子アマチュア選手権