Tiger Woods gives aspiring Nepalese golfer Pratima Sherpa private lesson

Steve Gardner | USA TODAY

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An already heartwarming story got even better Tuesday for golfer Pratima Sherpa.

The aspiring golf pro from Nepal came to the United States this past weekend for the premiere of a film that chronicles how she learned to play the game despite the impoverished conditions her family faced in Kathmandu.

Her story, told in the film A Mountain to Climb, caught the attention of Tiger Woods, who invited her to a clinic he was hosting at Medalist Golf Club in Jupiter, Fla.

According to ESPN, Woods gave Sherpa, 18, a 30-minute private lesson before the clinic started.

Woods first learned of Sherpa's ambition to become the first professional female golfer from Nepal in a Golf Digest story. She said a letter he sent to the Royal Nepal Golf Club, where her family lives in a maintenance shed off the third hole, continues to inspire her to play well.

Inspiring day working with my @TGRFound team and meeting Pratima Sherpa, an amazing young woman from Nepal. We can all learn from her perseverance, hard work and determination. pic.twitter.com/rV5KAtKzzl — Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 24, 2018

Last year, she fell four spots short of qualifying for the LPGA Tour, but she continues to compete as an amateur.

"It's special she was here for a day with my foundation," Woods said, according to ESPN. "It demonstrated to all of us what hard work and belief in yourself can accomplish. The story of her journey is inspiring. We can all learn from what she's done."

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