There was not an historic victory, like that of Nick Taylor at Oakdale Golf and Country Club in 2023, nor a major triumph, like that of Brooke Henderson in France in 2022. But Canadian golf had its share of memorable moments in 2024, highlighted by an awesome afternoon in Montreal. Here are the top 10 stories/performances when it comes to the professional game in Canada this year.
Hamilton’s Alena Sharp will celebrate 20 years as an LPGA Tour member in 2025 and she’ll do so with exempt status for the first time since 2021 thanks to an excellent performance at the tour’s qualifying school . In the five-round tournament, known as the Q-Series, Sharp carded scores of 68-69-71-69-74 to tie for 21st, two shots clear of the full-status cutoff. She shared that position with Sherbrooke, Que.
’s Maude-Aimée Leblanc, who has battled injuries on and off for several years and even briefly retired from competitive golf at the end of 2019 before a change of heart. Sharp and Leblanc will join Brooke Henderson and second-year pro Savannah Grewal as full-time LPGA Tour members next year. Somewhat quietly, Aaron Cockerill has become the most successful Canadian member of the DP World Tour (née European Tour) since the late Jerry Anderson in the 1980s.
In 2024, Cockerill played 20-plus events for the fifth straight season and registered his first top-50 placing on the Race to Dubai standings (49th). That earned him a spot in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship won by Rory Mc.