Pratima Sherpa
| Pratima Sherpa | |
|---|---|
 Sherpa in 2019 with the flag of Nepal | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 27 November 1999 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Sporting nationality |  Nepal |
| Career | |
| College | Santa Barbara City College California State University, Los Angeles |
| Status | Amateur |
Pratima Sherpa (Nepali: प्रतिमा शेर्पा; born 27 November 1999) is the first ranked amateur female golfer from Nepal.[1] She was born and raised in a maintenance shed behind the third hole of the Royal Nepal Golf Club in Kathmandu.[2] Her parents still live on the grounds of the golf course, where her father Pasang Sherpa works as a security guard and mother Kalpana Sherpa works as a maintenance worker.[3]
Sherpa entered her first tournament at age 11 and won 33 trophies over the next six years.[4] After being profiled by the Nepali Times in 2016, she attracted international attention and was invited to meet Tiger Woods.[5] In 2018, ESPN produced a 25 minute long episode all about her journey to becoming the first female Nepalese golfer.[6] She subsequently moved to California to train and attend Santa Barbara City College, where she was named Women's Golfer of the Year in 2020.[4]
Sherpa entered her first LPGA-sanctioned tournament by entering the IOA Championship in the Symetra Tour.[6]
Sherpa earned a scholarship from and transferred to California State University, Los Angeles. Sherpa graduated from the university in 2023.[7][8]
Forbes magazine included her in the 2020 edition of the '30 under 30' list of Asian personalities in entertainment and sports.[9]
Additional References
SC Featured: A mountain to climb (Video). 20 April 2018.
References
- ^ Ramsay, George; Macfarlane, Christina (20 August 2018). "Pratima Sherpa: The meeting with Tiger Woods 'I'll never forget'". CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Weinfuss, Josh (28 March 2019). "Golfer Pratima Sherpa is one step closer to her professional dreams". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Lappas, Kristen; Rinaldi, Tom (22 April 2018). "Raised in a maintenance shed on a golf course in Nepal, Pratima Sherpa aspires to become her country's first female professional golfer". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Pratima Sherpa is SBART Women's Golfer of the Year - Santa Barbara City College". www.sbccvaqueros.com. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Subba, Sanghamitra (6 March 2020). "Pratima Sherpa swings for pro". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b Bohannan, Larry (28 March 2019). "From Nepal to Beaumont, teen golfer takes strange trip for Symetra Tour start". Palm Springs Desert Sun. California.
- ^ Westin, David (10 April 2023). "Michael Bamberger's latest golf book a 'love letter' to relationships created over a lifetime". Golfweek. Archived from the original on 27 January 2026.
An astute golf fan might know two of the characters. The young female is Pratima Sherpa, who grew up poor in Nepal. Through a 2016 article in Golf Digest by Oliver Horovitz and some amazing people that helped her along the way, she earned a golf scholarship at Cal State Los Angeles, where she will graduate in May.
- ^ Bamberger, Michael (2023). The Ball in the Air: A Golfing Adventure (Paperback). Avid Reader Press. ISBN 978-1-6680-0983-3.
- ^ "Pratima Sherpa". Forbes. Retrieved 21 March 2021.