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===Par-3 contest===
{{Main|Masters Tournament Par-3 contest}}
[[File:The Masters.jpg|thumb|The 9th hole on the par 3 course]]
The Par-3 contest was first introduced in 1960, and was won that year by Snead. Since then it has traditionally been played on the Wednesday before the tournament starts. The par 3 course was built in 1958. It is a nine-hole course, with a par of 27, and measures {{convert|1060|yards|m}} in length.<ref>{{cite news |last=Uhles |first=Steven |title=Par-3 Contest will be family show |newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle |date=April 9, 2008 |url=http://www.augusta.com/stories/040908/mas_194165.shtml |access-date=April 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419125130/http://www.augusta.com/stories/040908/mas_194165.shtml |archive-date=April 19, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

There have been 94 holes-in-one in the history of the contest, with a record nine occurring in 2016, during which [[Rickie Fowler]] and [[Justin Thomas]] scored back-to-back holes in one on the 4th hole, while playing in a group with reigning champion [[Jordan Spieth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/watch-justin-thomas-and-rickie-fowler-make-back-to-back-aces-on-the-same-hole |title=Watch Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler Make Back-to-Back Aces on the Same Hole |website=Golf Digest}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.masters.com/en_US/scores/par3contest/about_par3_contest.html |title=About The Par 3 Contest |website=Masters Tournament |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519163801/https://www.masters.com/en_US/scores/par3contest/about_par3_contest.html |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Camilo Villegas]]  became the first player to card two holes-in-one in the same round during the 2015 Par 3 Contest. This achievement was duplicated by [[Séamus Power (golfer)|Séamus Power]], who scored back-to-back holes in one on holes 8 and 9 during the 2023 par 3 contest.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/golf/news/seamus-power-completes-back-to-back-hole-in-ones-masters-par-3-contest |title=Seamus Power Completes Back to Back Hole in Ones Masters Par 3 Contest |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> No par 3 contest winner has also won the Masters in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/records/par3contest.html |publisher=www.masters.org |title=Par 3 Contest |access-date=January 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119025253/http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/records/par3contest.html |archive-date=January 19, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/b/2007/04/04/the-par-3-contest-at-the-masters.htm |title=The Par-3 Contest at The Masters |publisher=About.com |last=Kelley |first=Brent |access-date=January 25, 2008 |archive-date=June 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616014743/http://golf.about.com/b/2007/04/04/the-par-3-contest-at-the-masters.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> There have been several repeat winners, including [[Pádraig Harrington]], Sandy Lyle, Sam Snead, and Tom Watson. The former two won in successive years.

In this event, golfers may use their children as caddies, which helps to create a family-friendly atmosphere. In 2008, the event was televised for the first time by [[ESPN]].

The winner of the par 3 competition, which is played the day before the tournament begins, wins a crystal bowl.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/history/awards.html |title=History: The Trophy Case |access-date=November 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024060201/http://www.masters.com/en_US/history/awards.html |archive-date=October 24, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>