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pratima sherpa Become Nepal’s first woman professional golfer.

Pratima Sherpa is working to become Nepal’s first woman professional golfer. (ESPN)

“A Mountain to Climb”

ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi told the story of Pratima Sherpa, who hopes to become the first female golf professional from Nepal. Sherpa and her parents live at Royal Nepal Golf Club in a dilapidated maintenance shed, which she calls “my lucky house” because, “If I don’t live there, I cannot play golf.” This powerful story, beautifully told by Rinaldi, was a reminder of ESPN’s unmatched storytelling prowess.

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