Untitled Papwa Sewgolum Bio Project Movie Updates

Mon., Jul. 16, 2012

from The Hollywood Reporter

South African Golf Legend's Life to Be Adapted to the Big Screen

A script is being developed about the story of Papwa Sewgolum, a Durban man of Indian descent who played golf outside his native land.

• added drama as a genre
• changed the production status to Development
• added sports as genre
• added a synopsis

• Set in South Africa, Papwa Sewgolum, a caddie at a South African country club, is prevented from playing in his native country in the 1940s because of apartheid. He is "discovered" by a German Graham Wulff while playing a round with Sewgolum caddying... show all . After an argument results in the young caddie playing a better shot than one of the golf party, Wulff takes Sewgolum overseas to play in the British Open. Sewgolum goes on to win the Dutch Open three times during the 1960s.

• added Catherine Stewart to the credits
• added David Selvan to the credits
• created the movie profile