Cal State LA women's golfer Pratima Sherpa is changing the game in her home country of Nepal. 

Sherpa organized Nepal's first all-women's golf tournament this summer, held at the Royal Nepal Golf Club in the capital city of Kathmandu. The Women's Open Golf Tournament on July 2 featured 47 women golfers and honored Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, who awarded the prizes to the tournament's champions. 

"It was like a dream," Sherpa said of hosting the tournament and Bhandari. "It was my dream come true." 

Sherpa has so far excelled in the classroom and shined on the course at Cal State LA. In 2021-22, she finished as high as seventh in a single tournament and turned in a 75-stroke round at the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships, helping the Golden Eagles to their best-ever finish at a conference tournament in a record-setting season.  

Using the skills and confidence she's building as a collegiate athlete at Cal State LA, Sherpa is determined to expand opportunities for women in her country to participate in a sport predominantly dominated by wealthy men.  

The summer golf tournament at Royal Nepal Golf Club reflected how far Sherpa has come.

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