Masters Par 3 Contest: Updates from iconic Masters tradition
PGA Tour • • general
Key Points:
- The Par 3 Contest at the Masters, a tradition since 1960, features participants and past champions playing a nine-hole course around DeSoto Springs Pond and Ike's Pond, with Colombia's Nico Echavarria winning the 2025 contest in a playoff.
- The 2025 contest saw three holes-in-one by Tom Hoge, Keegan Bradley, and Brooks Koepka, increasing the event's total to 115 aces, though no Par 3 winner has ever won the Masters the same year.
- Highlights from the event include Justin Thomas making an early ace on the second hole, and Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley each recording aces later, with Bradley becoming the first player to make holes-in-one in consecutive years at the Par 3 Contest.
- Notable moments also featured 90-year-old three-time Masters champion Gary Player making a birdie and continuing his record of six career aces in the Par 3 Contest.
- The event included family moments, such as Tommy Fleetwood's son attempting to clear the water on the ninth hole and the Scheffler brothers participating, adding a personal touch to the competition.
