It’s time for one of the best traditions of Masters week: the Par 3 Contest.
With the first major of the year beginning Thursday morning, many competitors will head to Augusta National Golf Club’s renovated Par 3 Course to enjoy nine holes with family, friends and others Wednesday afternoon.
After the Par 3 Contest was canceled in 2020 and 2021, last year’s edition was shortened because of weather, with Canadians Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes splitting the title at 4-under 23. It was the first time since 2012 there were multiple winners because of a suspension of play.
However, the 2023 edition is bound to be thrilling. The new course will be showcased for the first time to the world in one of the most heartwarming events in golf.
Seamus Power made the first hole-in-one of the day on the eighth hole, and he did it again on the ninth hole. Bubba Watson aced the fourth. After Power aced the ninth, defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler canned a shot on there, too. Later on, Tom Hoge joined Power with an ace at the eighth.
There are now 107 holes-in-one during the Masters Par 3 Contest. Power’s back-to-back aces are the third time it has happened.
As for the winner, Hoge went 4 under in his last four holes to shoot 6-under 21 and claim the victory. Watson and Kurt Kitayama tied for second at 5-under 22.
Here are the best photos from the afternoon at Augusta National’s short course:
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Tom Hoge celebrates with wife Kelly after a putt on the ninth green during the 2023…Tom Hoge retrieves his ball from the cup after a hole-in-one on the 8th hole during…Tom Hoge poses with the 2023 Masters Par 3 Contest trophy at Augusta National Golf Club.…Poppy McIlroy, 2, chases kids of Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood during the Par 3 Contest…Jordan Spieth holds son Sammy during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament at…Jordan Spieth helps son Sammy putt during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…Justin Thomas helps Sammy, son of Jordan Spieth, putt on the fourth green during the Par…Jordan Spieth talks with his son, Sammy Spieth, during the Par 3 contest prior to the…Min Woo Lee grabs a club from his bag held by his wife, Clara, during the…Jena Sims caddies for her husband, Brooks Koepka, during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters…Gary Player tees off on no. 3 during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Lacey Homa uses a fan on her child, Cameron, during the Par 3 Contest at The…Declan, the son of Jason Kokrak, putts during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Rory McIlroy helps daughter Poppy out of the sand trap on the fourth hole during the…Rory McIlroy hoists his daughter, Poppy, 2, during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Shane Lowry carries Poppy McIlroy, 2, during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…Gary Player reacts to a putt during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…Rory McIlroy talks to his daughter, Poppy, 2, during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters…Poppy McIlroy, 2, kisses her father, Rory McIlroy, with Erica McIlroy at their side during the…The daughter of Shane Lowry, Ivy, and son of Tommy Fleetwood, Frankie, run on the fourth…Collin Morikawa and wife Katherine Zhu line up a putt on the eighth green during the…Poppy, the daughter of Rory McIlroy, rakes a bunker during the Par 3 Contest at The…Erica Stoll, the wife of Rory McIlroy and daughter Poppy, look on during the Par 3…Kelly Van Slyke, wife of Brian Harman, with sons Walter and Jack during the Par 3…Ela Anacona, girlfriend of Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, spots the distance to the pin from the…Cameron Young, helps his son, Henry, 16 months, putt during the Par 3 Contest at The…Kevin Kisner and Gary Woodland's children play on the no. 8 green during the Par 3…Scott Stallings walks with his wife, Jen, and children, Finn, 10, and Millie, 7, during the…Si Woo Kim carries Leo Na, 3, son of Kevin Na, to the second green during…Tom Hoge retrieves his ball from the cup after a hole-in-one on the eighth hole during…Abraham Ancer and girlfriend Nicole Curtright (left) walk with Mito Pereira and wife Antonia Prida (center)…Billy Horschel's daughter Cooper waves the pin flag on the no. 6 green during the Par…Jason Day's wife Ellie and son Oz Nilo walk toward the no. 6 green during the…Patrons watch the action on the course during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Seamus Power of Ireland celebrates a hole-in-one on the ninth hole during the Par 3 contest…Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim and Sam Burns (from left) play their shot from the ninth tee…Scottie Scheffler (bottom, left) celebrates with Sam Burns and Tom Kim after making a hole-in-one on…Bubba Watson celebrates his hole-in-one on the fourth hole during the Par 3 Contest at The…Bubba Watson (left) is congratulated by Jason Day after his hole-in-one on the fourth hole during…Bubba Watson celebrates with daughter Dakota during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…Bubba Watson celebrates his hole-in-one on the fourth hole during the Par 3 Contest at The…Ben Crenshaw walks with caddie Carl Jackson during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Russell Henley sits with his son Robert as Ben Carr putts on no. 3 during the…Sungjae Im and his wife Jiyun walk down the no. 2 fairway during the Par 3…Keegan Bradley (right) reacts after son Logan James made a putt as Seamus Powers looks on…Will Zalatoris and his wife Caitlin high five after finishing on no. 2 during the Par…Billy Horschel celebrates with son Axel Brooks during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Scottie Scheffler walks with wife Meredith Scudder during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Scottie Scheffler walks with wife Meredith Scudder during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Caddie Keneth Harms carries the son of Kevin Na, Leo, during the Par 3 Contest at…Tom Kim talks with Meredith Scheffler, wife of Scottie Scheffler, during the Par 3 Contest at…Scottie Scheffler walks the first fairway with his wife Meredith, during the Par 3 Contest at…Scottie Scheffler tees off on the first hole during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters…Scottie Scheffler walks the first fairway with his wife Meredith, during the Par 3 Contest at…Jon Rahm walks with wife Kelley Cahill and sons Kepa and Eneko during the Par 3…Jon Rahm putts while holding son Kepa during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Jon Rahm carries son Kepa on his shoulders during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters…Kevin Kisner's son, George, 2, walks the course with a plastic club during the Par 3…Corey Conners tees off on the fourth hole during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters…Gary Woodland's twin daughters, Lenny (back) abd M.J, both 3, during the Par 3 Contest at…Jenna Shaw, wife of Mackenzie Hughes, holds daughter Ellie during the Par 3 Contest at The…Kenton Hughes, 5, son of Mackenzie Hughes, tees off no. 4 during the Par 3 Contest…Cohen Hughes, son of Mackenzie Hughes, plays in a bunker during the Par 3 Contest at…Mallory Conners, carries daughter, Reis, 17 months, while walking with Jenna Hughes who is carrying daughter,…Ben Crenshaw tees off during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament at Augusta…Fred Couples tees off during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament at Augusta…Danny Willett lines up a putt alongside sons Zachariah and Noah during the Par 3 Contest…Fred Couples walks with his wife, Suzanne, during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Mark O'Meara tees off during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament at Augusta…Danny Willett picks up his ball as his son, Zach, 7, runs off the second green…Tony Finau and family walk on the first hole during the Par 3 Contest at The…Kevin Kisner walks alongside son Henry, wife Brittany and daughter Kate during the Par 3 Contest…Kevin Kisner watches as son Henry hits a ball during the Par 3 Contest at The…Fred Couples (left) and Ben Crenshaw during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…Mackenzie Hughes watches as son Kenton swings on the first hole during the Par 3 Contest…Collins Gooch, 21 months, hitches a ride with her father, Talor Gooch, as they walk the…Adam Svensson of Canada girlfriend Gabi Powel plays his shot from the ninth tee during the…Florence Pieters, 2, walks with her parents, Thomas and Stefani Pieters, during the Par 3 Contest…A general view of the Par 3 contest prior to the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta…Nick Faldo carries his ball on the first hole during the Par 3 Contest at The…Jon Rahm of Spain and his wife, Kelley, and his children Eneko and Kepa, pose for…Nicole Willett, wife of Danny Willett, walks with her sons, Noah, 5, and Zach, 7, during…Danny Willett and his wife, Nicole, walk with Matthew Fitzpatrick and his girlfriend, Katherine Gaal, during…Jon Rahm of Spain and his wife, Kelley, and his children Eneko and Kepa, look on…Reis Conners, 17 months, daughter of Corey Conners, picks up a ball in the putting area…Talor Gooch and daughter Collins during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament at…Harold Varner III carries son Liam during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…Collins Gooch, daughter of Talor Gooch, looks on during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters…Bryson DeChambeau and mother Jan walk during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…The son of Harold Varner III, Liam, throws a golf ball during the Par 3 Contest…The son of Harold Varner III, Liam, throws a golf ball during the Par 3 Contest…A drone flies over the course during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…A general view of the ninth green during the Par Three Contest prior to the Masters…A patron stores her pass in her hat during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters…Talor Gooch lines up a putt on the first green alongside daughter Collins and wife Ally…Harold Varner III walks the first hole alongside wife Amanda Singleton and son Liam during the…A general view of the eighth and ninth hole during the Par Three Contest prior to…
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