In a country racked by poverty and devoid of sports heroes, Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman is giving millions of people hope.
Cricket, soccer and kabaddi, the national sport, may be the most popular, but golf is now earning recognition thanks to the deeds of Siddikur.
The 26-year-old became the first Bangladeshi to win an Asian Tour event - the Brunei Open in August - and lies in sixth place on the tour's order of merit with winnings of US$263,000, a king's ransom to most of his countrymen.
And this is just the beginning. Siddikur has shot to fame in only his second year on the tour and is already targeting the Japan Tour and European Tour.
He has no doubt he belongs in the best company and gladly accepts the weight of being a trailblazer, role model - and perhaps saviour.
Siddikur has emerged from an impoverished background - typical of the 160 million people who live in Bangladesh - to compete and succeed on the Asian stage. He had no grand ambitions as a youngster when working as a ball boy for members at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka to help fund his studies.