Protective insert for an item of headwear

A lightweight protective rigid insert with integral rigid peak, the thickness of the insert ranges from 0.5 mm to 3 mm, tapered from the thickest point at its top section in use to its rim, comprising a protective rigid material moulded ideally in a manner that internally closely follows a head, but externally describes a cap shape, to protect from brain or surface injury, providing extended protection over the temporal area, providing extended protection over the head base of the skull, and also providing protection to eyes from golf balls descending in flight, with layers of impact absorbing material lining the inner side of the insert, with the inclusion of cuts for sizing and comfort, with holes in the top of the insert to aid ventilation, with the outer surface of the insert to be smooth and contain no ridges, texture or raised and lowered parts;

• the lightweight protective insert being designed to be inserted in a specifically designed lightweight air permeable fabric cap having a standard type of fastening device attached to the cap rear to assist in sizing of the cap, to be used as an item of golfing headwear for persons playing golf.