VIRGINIA TECH Golf Guide | 2018 Edition

19 Brian Sharp with his mother and father, the late Catherine and Gene Sharp, and his siblings Stephan, Laurenn and Chris, at the banquet in 2009 where he became the fourth golfer inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Brian Sharp was the assistant coach for the victorious Team USA in the 2010 Palmer Cup. III-North team twice. He is one of only three players in the history of the league to be a four-time All-Metro Conference selection. He was also selected as the 1995 Metro Conference student-athlete of the year and won the Medallion Award for the most outstanding male student-athlete at Virginia Tech in 1995. “Brian has done an excellent job for us in the time he has been with our program,” Hardwick said. “He has the innate ability to recognize potential immediately, which makes him extremely valuable as a recruiter. He has a wonderful work ethic and all of the attributes that make for a successful coach. “He is not only one of the top players in Tech history, but also one of the most respected. A four-time MVP and three-time Most Dedicated Player award recipient during his career, it is no surprise that he has continued to have the same success as a coach that he had as a collegiate player and as a professional.” Sharp came to Virginia Tech from the Buy.com Tour (currently the Web.com Tour), where he played in 2002. Sharp turned professional in 1995 and played on various developmental tours before joining the Buy.com Tour. He won his first ever professional event in 1995 on the Powerbilt Tour at the Neuse Golf Club in Raleigh, N.C. Sharp’s duties with the Hokies include recruiting, the off-season conditioning program, instruction and player academic progress, as well as managing the Virginia Tech Golf Team Complex. “Brian has an excellent understanding of the mechanics of the golf swing and is a very qualified teacher,” Hardwick said. “He has all the qualities that any coach would like instilled in his own team — time management, academic prowess, social skills, public speaking ability, attention to detail, high moral character and a dedicated work ethic. We are extremely fortunate to have Brian as a member of our staff. He is an outstanding role model for our players.” A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Sharp was captain of the 1994 and 1995 Hokie golf teams. He is married to the former Margaret Blackburn of Midlothian, Va. The couple resides in Blacksburg with daughter Meredith and son Cameron.