The annual Masters Par 3 Contest is nothing if not a collection of memorable moments for golfers and their families.
Golfers play the short course with their families, their kids decked out in the all-white caddie suits.
It’s mentioned every year that nobody has ever won the Par 3 and then gone on to win Masters Tournament in the same week. But that doesn’t take the fun out of the Wednesday tradition.
The original Par 3 course was built in 1958 when Augusta National co-founder Clifford Roberts enlisted Savannah’s George Cobb as its principal architect. Cobb’s design called for the playing of the nine holes over DeSoto Springs Pond. Three decades later, the club turned to Tom Fazio to add two holes (Nos. 8 and 9) over Ike’s Pond, and Cobb’s opening two holes transitioned to spectator seating.
Take a look at some of the best images of kids at the Par 3 Contest (including some from through the years):
Poppy McIlroy, 2, chases kids of Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood during the Par 3 Contest…Poppy McIlroy, 2, runs across the course during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Rory McIlroy squats down to talk to his daughter, Poppy, 2, during the Par 3 Contest…Jordan Spieth talks with his son, Sammy Spieth, during the Par 3 contest prior to the…Jordan Spieth holds son Sammy during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament at…Scott Stallings holds the pin on the third green for Logan Bradley, 5, son of Keegan…Gary Woodland and Kevin Kisner, along with their families, leave the tee box during the Par…Jon Rahm and his wife Kelley carry their sons Kepa and Eneko during the Par 3…Apr 5, 2023; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Reis Conners, 17 months, daughter of Corey Conners, picks up…Jon Rahm and his wife Kelley walk off the green with their kids Kepa and Eneko…Kevin Kisner's son, George, 2, walks the course with a plastic club during the Par 3…Julianne Na walks with her son, Leo, 3, while caddie Kenneth Harms carries her daughter, Sofia,…Harold Varner III lifts his son, Liam, 14 months, during the Par 3 Contest at The…Kyoung-Hoon Lee's daughter, Yuna, 2, rests in the lap of her mother, Joo Yeon, during the…Cameron Young, helps his son, Henry, 16 months, putt during the Par 3 Contest at The…Si Woo Kim carries Leo Na, 3, son of Kevin Na, to the second green during…Justin Thomas helps Sammy, son of Jordan Spieth, putt on the fourth green during the Par…Jordan Spieth helps son Sammy putt during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf tournament…Rory McIlroy hoists his daughter, Poppy, 2, during the Par 3 Contest at The Masters golf…Brian Harman and his son, Walter, 4, walk to the fourth green during the Par 3…Cohen Hughes, son of Mackenzie Hughes, plays in a bunker during the Par 3 Contest at…Kevin Kisner watches as son Henry hits a ball during the Par 3 Contest at The…Danny Willett lines up a putt alongside sons Zachariah and Noah during the Par 3 Contest…Mallory Conners, carries daughter, Reis, 17 months, while walking with Jenna Hughes who is carrying daughter,…Tony Finau and family walk on the first hole during the Par 3 Contest at The…Kenton Hughes, 5, son of Mackenzie Hughes, tees off no. 4 during the Par 3 Contest…Gary Woodland's twin daughters, Lenny (back) abd M.J, both 3, during the Par 3 Contest at…Brandt Snedeker with daughter Lily during the Par 3 Contest at the 2014 Masters Tournament. (Ezra…Kevin Na's daughter, Sophia Ria, is seen during the Par 3 Contest for the Masters at…Bubba Watson, wife Angie, daughter Dakota and son Caleb at the Par 3 Contest before the…Phil Mickelson with daughter Sophia (left), son Evan (right), daughter Amanda (far right) and Jim MacKay…Tiger Woods with children Sam and Charlie and former girlfriend Lindsey Vonn at the 2015 Masters.…Webb Simpson with his son James and daughter Willow Grace during the Par 3 Contest at…Brandt Snedeker with wife Mandy and son Austin during the Par 3 Contest at the 2019…Justin Rose with daughter Charlotte during the Par 3 Contest at the 2018 Masters. (Patrick Smith/Getty…Jim Furyk with daughter Caleigh and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during the 2014 Par…Kevin Na's daughter Sophia during the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National. (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)Webb Simpson with daughter Mercy during the Par 3 Contest at the 2018 Masters Tournament. (Scott…Charles Howell III and son Chase at the Par 3 Contest before the 2019 Masters.(Kevin C.…Kevin Kisner with daughter Kate during the Par 3 Contest ahead of the 2019 Masters at…AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 10: Charles Howell III, Brandt Snedeker, and Charley Hoffman of the United…Kevin Kisner and son Henry during the Par 3 Contest at the 2019 Masters. (Kevin C.…Ian Poulter with son during the Par 3 Contest at the 2015 Masters. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)Paul Casey with wife Pollyanna and son Lex during the Par 3 Contest at the 2019…Billy Horschel with his daughter Skylar and wife Brittany at the Par 3 Contest ahead of…Shane Lowry of Northern Ireland carries his daughter Iris during the Par 3 Contest at Augusta…Jaxson Woodland, son of Gary Woodland, swings at the golf ball of during the 2019 Par…Jimmy Walker gets a ball from his son Mclain after Mclain made his putt at the…Dustin Johnson with son Tatum during the Par 3 Contest at the 2019 Masters. (Augusta National/The…Brandt Snedeker's son Austin takes in the view from the fourth hole during the Par 3…Sophia Na, daughter of Kevin Ha, on hole No. 5 with Na's caddie Kenny Harms during…Brandt Snedeker's son Austin makes his putt at the fourth hole during the Par 3 Contest…Corbin, son of Ted Potter, Jr., plays on the 4th green. (Michael Madrid/USA TODAY Sports)Bubba Watson greets his son on the 9th green. (Rob Schumacher.USA TODAY Sports)Cooper, the daughter of Brian Harman, tosses a ball toward the hole. (Michael Madrid/USA TODAY Sports)The children of Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel talk shop on the 9th. (Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY…Jason Day and his son Dash walk during the Par 3 Contest prior to the start…Dowd Simpson the wife of Webb Simpson during the Par 3 Contest before the Masters golf…Patrick Reed carries his daughter Windsor during the Masters Par 3 Contest.Bubba Watson's son Caleb runs with a golf club during the Par 3 Contest at the…Jason Day walks on a green with his son Dash during the Par 3 Contest at…Luke Donald with daughters Elle and Sophia Ann during Wednesday's Par-3 Contest at Augusta National on…Trevor Immelman has some fun with his children during the Par 3 Contest at Augusta before…Bubba Watson lifts his son Caleb during the Par-3 Contest before the Masters on Wednesday.Charlotte and Leo Rose, the children of Justin Rose look on during the Par 3 Contest…
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