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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] [3] [4]
The Par 3 Contest is the Masters Tournament's annual appetizer with top players taking aim at a nine-hole short course the day before the first round.
The 9th hole on the par 3 course. The Par-3 contest was first introduced in 1960, and was won that year by Snead. Since then it has traditionally been played on the Wednesday before the tournament starts. The par 3 course was built in 1958. It is a nine-hole course, with a par of 27, and measures 1,060 yards (970 m) in length. [53]
Participation in the Masters Tournament is by invitation only, [5] and the tournament has the smallest field of the major championships. [6] There are a number of criteria by which invitations are awarded, including all past winners, recent major champions, leading finishers in the previous year's majors, leading players on the PGA Tour in the previous season, winners of full-point tournaments ...
Here's what you need to know about the 2024 Masters Par 3 Contest, including tee times, start time, pairings, history and TV coverage.
The Masters’ Par 3 contest starts at noon Wednesday, with streaming covering on ESPN+ from noon to 3 p.m. followed by TV coverage by ESPN from 3-5 p.m. Full Masters tee times list (Thursday/Friday)
Koepka added another bogey on the par-3 12th when his tee shot went over the green and he left his chip shot short. Now leading Koepka by three shots, Rahm chipped to within five feet on the par-5 13th and made birdie, while Koepka also birdied the hole after getting up and down from off the green, his first birdie in 23 holes. [46]
The Masters Par-3 Contest has become a vehicle for players and their families to bond at Augusta National Golf Club. 2024 was no different.