Danny Willett's win is a reward for investing in public courses

There are almost no fairytale stories in sport. Every success happens for a reason. Usually, the reason is fairly ordinary — a combination of good structures, savage work ethic and genuine talent.

And so it is with the new Masters champion, Danny Willett.

The most interesting thing about Willett is that he began his golfing career on a public course. Now, this is not an Oliver Twist story — he is one of four brothers born to a Church of England vicar and a mathematics teacher. But it is a basic lesson in the importance of making sporting facilities available to the public in an affordable way.