Masters Tournament Par 3 Contest Explained

Masters Par-3 Contest
Location:Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Establishment:1960
Course:Augusta National Golf Club
Par:27
Yardage:[1]
Org:Augusta National Golf Club
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:April
To-Par:−8 Jimmy Walker (2016)
Current Champion: Rickie Fowler

The Masters Tournament Par-3 contest is a golf competition that precedes the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The first Par-3 contest was held before the 1960 tournament, and was won by three-time Masters champion Sam Snead.[2] The contest takes place in a single round on a nine-hole, par-27 course in the northeast corner of the club's grounds, designed in 1958 by George Cobb and club founder Clifford Roberts.[1]

Traditionally, the contest participants have invited family members to caddie for them, sometimes allowing them to play shots on their behalf. Through the 2019 contest, ninety-four holes in one have been recorded, including nine in the 2016 event.[3]

Snead became the contest's first multiple winner in 1974, fourteen years after his first. The most recent is Tom Watson, who won his second Par-3 contest in 2018, 36 years after his first in 1982. Pádraig Harrington is the only one with three wins; he won his first pair in consecutive years (2003, 2004), as did Sandy Lyle (1997, 1998). Seven players have multiple wins; the other three are Isao Aoki, Jay Haas, and David Toms.

Jimmy Walker holds the course record of 19 (–8), set in 2016, which included an ace. The contest has been decided by a playoff on 21 occasions, and concluded with a tie twice. Just 14 of the 59 winners (including ties) are non-American. No winner of the Par-3 contest has gone on to win the Masters in the

Winners

YearWinnerCountryTo par[4] Masters finish
1960 T11
1961 Deane Beman (a) CUT [5]
1962 T29
1963* T28
1964 Labron Harris Jr. (a) 43
1965 T45 [6]
1966 T17
1967* 4
1968 T29
1969* CUT
1970 CUT
1971* T9
1972 T12
1973 T10
1974* Sam Snead (2) T20
1975* CUT
1976 Jay Haas (a) CUT
1977* T14 [7]
1978* CUT
1979 T23
1980 T38
1981 Isao Aoki (2) T45 [8]
1982* T5
1983 T6
1984 CUT [9]
1985 CUT
1986* T16
1987 T4 [10]
1988 T33
1989* 39
1990 2
1991* T22
1992 T25
1993 2 [11]
1994 T27 [12]
1995* CUT [13]
1996* Jay Haas (2) T36 [14]
1997* T34 [15]
1998 Sandy Lyle (2) CUT
1999 CUT
2000* T14 [16]
2001 T31 [17]
2002* T20 [18]
2003 Pádraig Harrington
David Toms (2)

CUT
T8
[19]
2004* Pádraig Harrington (2) T13 [20]
2005 DNP [21]
2006 CUT [22]
2007 CUT [23]
2008 CUT [24]
2009 T13
2010 CUT
2011 T4 [25]
2012Jonathan Byrd
Pádraig Harrington (3)

T27
T8
[26]
2013* CUT [27]
2014 CUT [28]
2015* T12 [29]
2016 T29
2017 Contest canceled due to rain [30]
2018 Tom Watson (2) DNP [31]
2019* CUT [32]
2020 Contest canceled due to<-- the--> COVID-19 pandemic [33]
2021
2022 T50
CUT
[34]
2023 CUT [35]
2024 T30 [36]

Key

* - playoff [5]

 - tie [5]

(a) - amateur

Masters champions who also won a Par-3 contest

ChampionsPar-3 winsMasters wins[37]
1960, 1974 1949, 1952, 1954
1965 1959
1967 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964
1973 1967
1982, 2018 1977, 1981
1984 1973
1987 1984, 1995
Raymond Floyd   1990 1976
1994 2000
1997, 1998 1988
2007 1998
2022 2003

Notes

External links

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: The day an amateur won at Augusta National. The Augusta Chronicle . Doug. Stutsman. April 6, 2016 . October 26, 2016.
  3. Web site: About The Par 3 Contest . Masters Tournament . April 17, 2020.
  4. News: Scoring . BBC Sport . September 23, 2008 . September 16, 2005.
  5. Web site: Historical Records & Stats – Par 3 Contest . The Masters . April 7, 2016.
  6. Web site: Par-3 Contest offers big fun in a short round. The Augusta Chronicle . April 7, 2016 . April 8, 2015.
  7. Web site: Down the Bobby Jones Expressway . . April 18, 1977 . April 7, 2016 . Walter . Bingham .
  8. Web site: Isao Aoki of Japan, noted for his unusual putting.... April 8, 1981 . April 7, 2016. United Press International.
  9. Web site: Tommy Aaron, winner of the Masters Championship in 1973,.... . April 11, 1984 . April 7, 2016 .
  10. Web site: Crenshaw Wins Despite Dad's Advice Left-handed Approach Leaves O'Grady Last. . April 9, 1987 . April 7, 2016 . Bob . Fowler.
  11. Web site: Kite Expects To Tee Off Despite An Aching Back. . April 8, 1993 . April 7, 2016 . Larry . Dorman .
  12. Web site: Another Foreign Affair Set To Bloom At Augusta. . April 7, 1994 . Michael . Mayo . April 7, 2016.
  13. Web site: Golf; Woods Has Injury Scare on Eve of Masters. . April 6, 1995 . April 7, 2016 . Larry . Dorman.
  14. Web site: Haas wins Par-3. . April 11, 1996 . April 7, 2016 . Michael . Mayo.
  15. Web site: USA: Augusta: Golf: Sandy Lyle wins annual Par-3 Contest. Associated Press . October 4, 1997 . April 7, 2016 .
  16. Web site: Wednesday notebook: Perry prevails. ESPN . April 7, 2016 . April 6, 2000 .
  17. Web site: Wednesday notebook: Is Toms cursed? . ESPN. April 7, 2016 . April 4, 2001 .
  18. Web site: Price wins par-3; Izawa has pair of aces . . April 11, 2002 . April 7, 2016.
  19. Web site: Harrington, Toms tie in Masters prelude . April 9, 2003 . April 7, 2016 . .
  20. Web site: Tiger Woods to play in Par 3 competition at the Masters . Doug . Ferguson . April 7, 2015 . April 7, 2016. Yahoo Sports.
  21. Web site: Jerry Pate wins Masters par-3 tourney . April 6, 2005 . April 7, 2016 . United Press International.
  22. Web site: Crane Hopes To End Par 3 Curse . . April 7, 2016 . April 6, 2006. Randall . Mell.
  23. Web site: Mark O'Meara wins the Par 3 contest. Golf Today. April 5, 2007. October 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314105043/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/2007/The_Masters/preview_12.html. March 14, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  24. Web site: Louis Oosthuizen wins par-3 Contest at Augusta . BBC Sport. April 7, 2016 . April 7, 2010.
  25. Web site: Luke Donald wins Masters Par-3 Contest . Reuters . April 6, 2011 . April 7, 2016 . Larry . Fine.
  26. Web site: Harrington, Byrd share Par 3 victory . PGA Tour . April 4, 2012 . April 7, 2016 . Mike . McAllister.
  27. Web site: Ted Potter Jr. wins Par 3 in playoff. ESPN . April 7, 2016 . April 11, 2013 .
  28. Web site: The Masters: Ryan Moore wins Augusta Par 3 Contest. CNN. April 7, 2016 . April 9, 2014 .
  29. Web site: Kevin Streelman won Masters Par 3 Contest with special caddie . Yahoo Sports . Ryan . Ballengee . April 8, 2015 . April 7, 2016.
  30. A Masters Par 3 Contest first: No winner declared after rain washes out the event . Golf Digest . Ryan . Herrington . April 5, 2017 . April 11, 2017.
  31. Web site: Masters Par 3 Tournament 2018: Tom Watson Becomes Oldest Winner in History . Bleacher Report . Tim . Daniels . April 4, 2018 . April 4, 2018.
  32. Woodard . Adam . Matt Wallace wins Masters Par 3 Contest, denies Sandy Lyle of historic third win . Golfweek . April 10, 2019 . April 10, 2019.
  33. Web site: 2020 Masters Schedule Announced . The Masters Tournament . Augusta National Golf Club . 27 October 2020 . en.
  34. Web site: Mike Weir, Mackenzie Hughes share Masters Par 3 title at Augusta National. ESPN. April 6, 2022. April 8, 2023.
  35. Web site: McDonald. Patrick. 2023 Masters Par 3 Contest leaderboard, results: Tom Hoge wins, Scottie Scheffler walks off with hole-in-one. CBS Sports. April 5, 2023. April 5, 2023.
  36. Web site: McDonald. Patrick. 2024 Masters Par 3 Contest leaderboard, results: Rickie Fowler wins, Viktor Hovland drains one of five aces. CBS Sports. April 10, 2024. April 10, 2024.
  37. Web site: The Masters – Past Winners & Runners-Up . PGA Tour . October 29, 2016.
  38. News: Par 3 jinx resting on pro's shoulders . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon . April 11, 1991 . 6D.
  39. News: Floyd devastated after late collapse . Wilmington Morning Star . North Carolina . Associated Press . Shearer . Ed . April 9, 1990 . 4B .
  40. News: Watson takes Par-3 tournament in playoff . Gadsden Times . Alabama . Associated Press . April 8, 1982 . 17 .