The best weekend of gold is nearly upon us, but first comes the annual Masters Par 3 Contest.
The event is a mini competition that will take place Wednesday, April 9. Players will compete in a nine-hole course, and the golfer with the best score against the par will win the event.
Since the beginning of the Masters Par 3 Contest in 1960, a winner of the contest has never gone on to win the Masters later that weekend. After all, it’s a relaxed competition ahead of the fight for the green jacket. Some players even allow their caddies to take putts and don’t keep an official tally.
The holes of the Par 3 Contest course range from 90 to 155 yards, which has led to 112 hole-in-ones throughout history.
The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch the 2025 Masters Par 3 Contest.
How to watch the 2025 Masters Par 3 Contest
Golf fans can watch the Masters Par 3 Contest on ESPN starting at 2 p.m. ET. Complete coverage of the event will begin at noon ET, but that will be exclusively available on ESPN+.
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Masters Par 3 Contest prize money
The Masters Par 3 Contest does not hand out any prize money to the winner. The champion receives a trophy, but no monetary gain. It’s a for-fun competition in a relaxed setting.
The winner simply earns bragging rights and etches their name into the history books.
Masters Par 3 Contest winners
Although the Masters Par 3 Contest isn’t the most important competition of the week, there are still notable golfers that take part in it. Plenty of popular players have won the event over the years.
There are seven golfers to win the event at least twice with Pádraig Harrington being the only three-time champion.
Here’s a look at the Masters Par 3 Contest winners since 2000.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rickie Fowler | United States |
| 2023 | Tom Hoge | United States |
| 2022 | Mackenzie Hughes, Mike Weir | Canada |
| 2021 | Contest canceled due to COVID-19 | N/A |
| 2020 | Contest canceled due to COVID-19 | N/A |
| 2019 | Matt Wallace | England |
| 2018 | Tom Watson | United States |
| 2017 | Contest canceled due to rain | N/A |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker | United States |
| 2015 | Kevin Streelman | United States |
| 2014 | Ryan Moore | United States |
| 2013 | Ted Potter Jr. | United States |
| 2012 | Jonathan Byrd/Pádraig Harrington | United States/Ireland |
| 2011 | Luke Donald | England |
| 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa |
| 2009 | Tim Clark | South Africa |
| 2008 | Rory Sabbatini | South Africa |
| 2007 | Mark O’Meara | United States |
| 2006 | Ben Crane | United States |
| 2005 | Jerry Pate | United States |
| 2004 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland |
| 2003 | Pádraig Harrington/David Toms | Ireland/United States |
| 2002 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe |
| 2001 | David Toms | United States |
| 2000 | Chris Perry | United States |
Masters Par 3 Contest course yardage
The Masters Par 3 Contest isn’t held on the official Masters’ course. It’s instead located in the northeast corner of Augusta National. It’s been there since 1958 and the holes range from 90 to 155 yards.
Here is a yardage breakdown of the nine-hole course.
| HOLE | YARDAGE |
|---|---|
| No. 1 | 130 |
| No. 2 | 100 |
| No. 3 | 105 |
| No. 4 | 90 |
| No. 5 | 155 |
| No. 6 | 140 |
| No. 7 | 115 |
| No. 8 | 120 |
| No. 9 | 120 |
| TOTAL | 1,090 |
