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The Par 3 Contest at the Masters is a Wednesday tradition dating back to 1960, with tournament participants and past champions invited to play the nine-hole course. The event has seen 107 holes-in-one in its history, with the record being nine in 2016 and five in 2023. No Par 3 Contest winner has won the Masters in the same year. TV times and tee times for the event are available for those interested in watching.
PGA star Scottie Scheffler's wife, Meredith Scheffler, served as his caddie for the second year in a row at the Masters' Par 3 contest, where family members and loved ones step in as caddies. Scheffler landed a hole in one on the 9th and final hole of the day, but Tom Hoge won the contest. No winner of the Par 3 contest has gone on to win the Masters in the same year since the event's inception in 1960.
Tom Hoge wins the 61st edition of the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National Golf Club, becoming the seventh player to win the contest while also having an ace in his round. Seamus Power goes back-to-back with holes-in-one, while Scottie Scheffler walks off with a slam dunk ace. Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Max Homa were mic'd up for their nine holes on the Par 3 Course.
Seamus Power hits back-to-back aces in the Par 3 Contest at the Masters, becoming just the third person in history to do so consecutively. Bubba Watson, Scottie Scheffler, and Tom Hoge also hit aces during the contest. Power is playing in his second Masters and is ranked No. 34 in the Official World Golf Rankings. The Masters week is off to an incredible start.
The Masters Par 3 Contest is a Wednesday tradition where tournament participants and past champions play a nine-hole course. The course has seen 102 hole-in-ones and Jimmy Walker holds the course record at 8-under par.