Naidoo wins South Africa Open in playoff with Canter

Dylan Naidoo, of Indian heritage, won the rain-hit South African Open in a play-off against Laurie Canter at the Durban Country Club, where Papaw Sewgolum, another South African golfer of Indian ethnicity, faced segregation decades earlier. Naidoo’s victory, the first by a player of Indian descent in the tournament, was significant given the history of discrimination in South African golf, with Sewgolum being forced to collect his prize in the rain due to apartheid laws. Naidoo, a product of the Sewgolum development programme, triumphed in front of a supportive crowd and dedicated his win to the community, highlighting the progress made in overcoming racial barriers in the sport.

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