Founded in 1960, the US Masters Par-3 Contest celebrates the tournaments history and family tradition. It is held the Wednesday before the tournament begins.
Played on the club's nine-hole par-3 course, the event has a more relaxed feel, with players often joined by family and partners serving as caddies. It has become one of the most anticipated parts of Masters week.
When is the US Masters Par-3 Contest?
The contest is limited to players competing in that year's Masters Tournament and all past US Masters champions. The 2026 Masters Par-3 Contest will be held on Wednesday, April 8th, starting at noon.
Course Details
(9 Hole, Par-27, 1,097 Yards)
Hole 4, is the shortest hole of 90 yards, while hole 5 is the longest 155 yards. The course was designed by course designer George Cobb and a former Augusta National Golf Club chairman, Clifford Roberts (1931-1976).
There are two body's of water on the course Ike's Pond and DeSoto Springs Pond. General Dwight Eisenhower helped inspire Ike's Pond creation after pointing out a spot where water could be added, and not long after sharing his idea, the pond was built and named after him.
The Par-3 "Curse"
No player has ever won the Par-3 Contest and the US Masters tournament in the same year.
The players to come close to winning both the Par-3 Contest and the US Masters tournament were Raymond Floyd in 1990, who lost in a playoff and Chip Beck in 1993, finishing in second place.
Records
Patrick Harrington has the most Par-3 Contest wins (3), while Jimmy Walker set the lowest score in 2016 with 19 (-8).
Gary Player holds the record for most holes-in-one. He achieved his four aces in 1983, 1986, 1993, and 2016. Hole 9, holds the record for most aces in the Par 3 contest.
Full List of Holes-in-One on the US Masters Par-3 Course:
There have been 112 holes-in-one made. Here is a hole-by-hole breakdown:
Hole 1
2011: Craig Stadler
1990: Bernhard Langer
1974: Al Geiberger
1970: Gene Littler
Hole 2
2019: Shane Lowry
2016: Jimmy Walker
2014: Buddy Alexander, Mark O'Meara
2009: John Merrick
2008: Paul Azinger
2005: Ben Crenshaw
2004: Mike Weir
2003: Davis Love III
2002: Stewart Cink
2001: Darren Clarke
1999: Matt Kuchar
1998: David Duval
1996: Jay Haas
1993: Gary Player
1992: Brad Faxon
1978: Hale Irwin
1967: Johnny Miller
Hole 3
2014: Matt Jones
2008: Charles Coody
2001: David Toms
1997: Mark McNulty
1960: Ted Kroll
Hole 4
2023: Bubba Watson
2022: Jason Kokrak
2017: Mike Weir
2016: Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler
2015: Jack Nicklaus, Matias Dominguez, Camilo Villegas
2012: Mark Wilson
1995: Colin Montgomerie
1982: Tom Watson
1979: Craig Stadler
1974: Larry Ziegler
1970: Bob Goalby, Frank Beard
1968: Claude Harmon
1966: Cesar Sanudo
1962: Bob Charles
Hole 5
2024: Sepp Straka
2019: Mark O'Meara
2016: Andy Sullivan
2015: Trevor Immelman
2007: David Toms
2002: Toshi Izawa
1968: Claude Harmon
Hole 6
2024: Viktor Hovland, Gary Woodland, Luke List
2009: Greg Norman
2002: Toshi Izawa
1989: Andrew Magee
Hole 7
2024: Lucas GLover
2019: Devon Bling
2018: Tony Finau
2016: Zach Johnson, Gary Player, David Lingmerth
2013: Ben Crenshaw
2008: Fred Couples
2007: Rory Sabbatini
2005: Luke List
2004: Phillip Price
2002: Jerry Pate
1997: Loren Roberts, Ben Crenshaw
1996: Ian Baker-Finch, Mark Roe
1989: Hal Sutton
1988: Steve Jones
1987: Bernhard Langer
1986: Gary Player
1982: Peter Jacobsen
Hole 8
2023: Tom Hoge, Seamus Power
2019: Matt Wallace
2018: Dylan Frittelli
2016: Smylie Kaufman
2015: Camilo Villegas
1993: Nolan Henke
Hole 9
2023: Seamus Power, Scottie Scheffler
2016: Webb Simpson
2013: Nicky Watney
2012: Thomas Bjorn
2010: Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell
2009: Tim Clark
2008: Wayne Grady
2006: Padraig Harrington
2005: Raymond Floyd
2004: Jay Haas, Tiger Woods
2002: Kirk Triplett
2001: Scott Verplank, Chris Perry
2000: Notah Begay III
1999: Fuzzy Zoeller
1997: Bob Tway
1996: Sandy Lyle
1994: Jerry Pate
1983: Gary Player
1964: Gardner Dickinson
1960: Doug Sanders
Recent Par-3 Contest Winners
2025: Nico Echavarria
2024: Rickie Fowler
2023: Tom Hoge
2022: Mackenzie Hughes and Mike Weir (tie)
2021: Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019: Matt Wallace
2018: Tom Watson
2017: Canceled due to rain
2016: Jimmy Walker
2015: Kevin Streelman
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