Pratima Sherpa

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 near the golf course of Royal Nepal Golf Club.[2] Her father, Pasang Sherpa works as a security guard and mother Kalpana Sherpa works as a maintenance worker in Royal Nepal Golf Club.[3]

Pratima Sherpa
Sherpa in 2019 with the flag of Nepal
Personal information
Born (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality   Nepal
Career
CollegeSanta Barbara City College
StatusAmateur

References

  1. Ramsay, George; Macfarlane, Christina (20 August 2018). "Pratima Sherpa: The meeting with Tiger Woods 'I'll never forget'". CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. Weinfuss, Josh (28 March 2019). "Golfer Pratima Sherpa is one step closer to her professional dreams". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. 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.
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