Masters Par 3 Contest: How to watch, tee times, scores
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Key stats and tips for making picks at the Masters
Written by Staff
The Par 3 Contest at the Masters has been a Wednesday tradition dating back to 1960 with the inaugural competition won by Sam Snead. Tournament participants as well as all past champions are invited to play the nine-hole course designed by George Cobb and Cliff Roberts, which is set around DeSoto Springs Pond and Ike's Pond.
In the tournament's history, there have been 112 holes-in-one made, including a record nine in 2016. Five holes-in-one were made in 2024, with Rickie Fowler winning the contest. No Par 3 Contest winner has won the Masters the same year as his short-course victory.
Sam Snead is known as the contest's first multiple winner, first winning in 1960 and again in 1974. The most recent to do so is Tom Watson, who won his second Par 3 Contest in 2018, 36 years after his first (1982). Padraig Harrington is the only player with three wins: He won his first two in consecutive years (2003, 2004), and he won his third in 2012. Seven players have multiple wins; the others are Sandy Lyle, Isao Aoki, Jay Haas and David Toms.
Jimmy Walker holds the course record of 19 (8 under), set in 2016. The contest has been decided by a playoff on 21 occasions, and concluded with a tie three times.
How to watch (all times ET)
Wednesday:
- Live streaming coverage: noon-4 p.m. on Masters.com, ESPN+ and Disney+
- Live TV coverage: 2-4 p.m., ESPN
Recent winners:
- 2024: Rickie Fowler (5-under)
- 2023: Tom Hoge (6-under)
- 2022: Mackenzie Hughes, Mike Weir (tie, 4-under)
- 2021: Contest canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020: Contest canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: Matt Wallace (5-under)
- 2018: Tom Watson (6-under)
- 2017: Contest canceled due to rain
- 2016: Jimmy Walker (8-under)
- 2015: Kevin Streelman (5-under)
