He became a symbol of the sports boycott movement when pictures of him receiving his trophy outdoors in the rain were published across the world: due to apartheid, he was not allowed to enter the clubhouse.

Just two years after he broke the color barrier he finished second, losing by one shot to Afrikaner Retief Waltman.

[6] Later in 1963, he caused a stir when he beat 103 white golfers, including Harold Henning, at the Natal Open.

Among the many South African golfers at the event, Gary Player was the only one to score better than Sewgolum, beating him by three shots.

[9] The following year, in 1967, Sewgolum would nearly win the Dutch Open for the fourth time, finishing two behind England's Peter Townsend.

[10] In addition to his achievements in mainstream events, Sewgolum was also the winner of a number of non-white golfing championships in South Africa.