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.
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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ 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.