With the Augusta National for the US Masters teeing-off today, one
home insurance provider has suggested that the chances of Britain producing a world-beating golfer are fairly slim.
Provider LV= suggests that while as a nation Britain is ostensibly keen on golf, with nearly one in five households owning a set of golf clubs, 50 per cent of them have not seen use in the past six months.
The firm estimates that with the average set costing around £480, there could be as much as £1.1 billion worth of golf clubs lying out of use in houses across the country.
It is not just golf which attracts idle enthusiasts, with £10.4 billion worth of tennis, squash and badminton racquets and bicycles unused in the last six months.
As a result, homeowners are advised of the importance of having adequate insurance cover.
Emma Holyer, spokesperson for LV= home insurance said: "It's easy to forget how much it costs to replace sporting equipment such as golf clubs."
LV= has also recently released similar findings in a survey of Welsh homes, with over £1 billion worth of sports kit stored in houses throughout the principality.
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