Masters Par 3 Contest: See aces, smile-worthy moments, first-time winner
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Scottie Scheffler walks together with his son, Bennett, alongside his spouse, Meredith, who’s holding child Remy, through the Par Three Contest previous to the 2026 Masters Tournament. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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The Par 3 Contest on the Masters has been a Wednesday custom courting again to 1960 with the inaugural competitors received by Sam Snead. Tournament individuals in addition to all previous champions are invited to play the nine-hole course designed by George Cobb and Cliff Roberts, which is ready round DeSoto Springs Pond and Ike’s Pond.
Colombia’s Nico Echavarria received the 2025 Par 3 Contest in a playoff in opposition to JJ Spaun after each completed at 5-under-par (22). The contest featured holes-in-one from Tom Hoge (No. 4), Keegan Bradley (No. 6) and Brooks Koepka (No. 6), bringing the whole to 115 in occasion historical past. No Par 3 Contest winner has received the Masters the identical 12 months as his short-course victory.
Stay tuned for dwell updates right here from this 12 months’s contest.
Masters Par 3 Contest viewing:
- Noon-4 pm, Masters.com, Masters app
- Noon-4 pm, ESPN app
- 2-4 p.m., ESPN
12:07 pm: We’re off to a rousing begin right here on the Par 3 Contest, the place within the first group out, Justin Thomas made an ace on the second gap! It took all of quarter-hour to see our first one on the scorecard. Last 12 months, we had three aces. Will we beat that whole this 12 months?
12:25 pm: The largest storyline of this afternoon’s Par 3 Contest may simply be whether or not Tommy Fleetwood’s eight-year-old son, Frankie, can clear the water on the ninth gap. Frankie captured the hearts of the golf world final 12 months when his post-round interview went viral, as he regretted that he could not hit his shot over the water. Can we do it this 12 months? We’ll discover out later. Fleetwood tees off with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry at 2:55 pm
12:50 pm: It’s a household affair for the Schefflers this afternoon, with now massive brother Bennett additionally collaborating. We’ve set to work in our path, however the swing’s wanting stable as Bennett approaches his second birthday.
1:06 pm: Turning again the clock! At 90 years younger, three-time Masters champ Gary Player rolls in a 30-footer for birdie on the second gap to the delight of the patterns surrounding the inexperienced. Player, who made his first Masters look again in 1957, received the match in 1961, 1974 and 1978. He nonetheless holds the all-time excessive with six profession aces within the Par 3 Contest.
1:20 pm: The second ace of the day has landed! Former US Open champ, Wyndham Clark, information a hole-in-one on No. 7 from 109 yards out whereas enjoying with fellow main champs Keegan Bradley and Gary Woodland. It’s the primary ace on No. 7 since Lucas Glover in 2024.
1:33 pm: After watching Wyndham Clark snag an ace, Keegan Bradley will get certainly one of his personal on the eighth gap. It’s the third ace of the day and a historic second for Bradley, who turns into the primary participant in Masters historical past to make a hole-in-one in consecutive years on the Par 3 Contest.
3:24 pm: With the strain and a spotlight all on his son, Frankie Fleetwood, Tommy dropped within the fourth ace of the day on the fourth gap from 84 yards. Fleetwood is enjoying with Shane Lowry and defending Masters champion Rory McIlroy.
4:19 pm: One of the largest storylines on Wednesday at Augusta was Frankie Fleetwood’s try to achieve the inexperienced on No. 9. After a breakfast ball, Frankie gave his second shot an actual go, however he splashed good of the inexperienced. Safe to say he’ll be again subsequent 12 months.
5:20 pm: Englishman Aaron Rai wins the 2026 Par 3 Contest, ending with a powerful rating of 6-under par after closing with 4 straight birdies. He secures the one-stroke victory over Jacob Bridgeman and Johnny Keefer to take house the trophy.
