Masters Par 3 Contest live updates, leaderboard highlights, scores
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Among the countless traditions, at the Masters, the Par 3 Contest is one of the best. It's also the most family friendly, with kids of all ages filling in as caddies in those cute little white jumpsuits.
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The 2026 Masters features the 64th playing of this iconic event. There have been 58 different winners of the contest, which is always played on the Wednesday before the first round.
2026 Masters Par 3 Contest leaderboard, scores
Keep tabs on all the happenings all day Wednesday from Augusta National's official Par 3 Contest leaderboard.
Where to watch, stream the Par 3 Contest
There will be four hours of coverage on four different streaming options of the Par 3 Contest, with two hours on ESPN.
- ESPN app, Disney+, Masters.com, Masters app, 12 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET
- ESPN, 2 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET
Who's playing in the Par 3 Contest?
Augusta National invites the current year's Masters participants as well as past champions to compete in the 2026 Par 3 Contest.
Where is the Par 3 Contest played?
Augusta National's nine-hole short course was designed in 1958 by architect George Cobb andClifford Roberts. The first Par 3 Contest was played in 1960.
What is the format for the Par 3 Contest?
The event is a nine-hole stroke play event and should there by two or more golfers tied after nine holes, a sudden-death playoff will take place. There have been 22 playoffs, including last year, when Nico Echavarria won.
How many holes-in-one have there been in the Par 3 Contest?
There have been 115 aces all time, with three in 2025. The record is nine (2016).
Who are are the winners of the Par 3 Contest?
- 1960 Sam Snead
- 1961 Deane Beman
- 1962 Bruce Crampton
- 1963 George Bayer
- 1964 Labron Harris, Jr.
- 1965 Art Wall, Jr.
- 1966 Terry Dill
- 1967 Arnold Palmer
- 1968 Bob Rosburg
- 1969 Bob Lunn
- 1970 Harold Henning
- 1971 Dave Stockton
- 1972 Steve Melnyk
- 1973 Gay Brewer
- 1974 Sam Snead
- 1975 Isao Aoki
- 1976 Jay Haas
- 1977 Tom Weiskopf
- 1978 Lou Graham
- 1979 Joe Inman, Jr.
- 1980 Johnny Miller
- 1981 Isao Aoki
- 1982 Tom Watson
- 1983 Hale Irwin
- 1984 Tommy Aaron
- 1985 Hubert Green
- 1986 Gary Koch
- 1987 Ben Crenshaw
- 1988 Tsuneyuki Nakajima
- 1989 Bob Gilder
- 1990 Raymond Floyd
- 1991 Rocco Mediate
- 1992 Davis Love III
- 1993 Chip Beck
- 1994 Vijay Singh
- 1995 Hal Sutton
- 1996 Jay Haas
- 1997 Sandy Lyle
- 1998 Sandy Lyle
- 1999 Joe Durant
- 2000 Chris Perry
- 2001 David Toms
- 2002 Nick Price
- 2003 Padraig Harrington/David Toms
- 2004 Padraig Harrington
- 2005 Jerry Pate
- 2006 Ben Crane
- 2007 Mark O'Meara
- 2008 Rory Sabbatini
- 2009 Tim Clark
- 2010 Louis Oosthuizen
- 2011 Luke Donald
- 2012 Padraig Harrington/Jonathan Byrd
- 2013 Ted Potter, Jr.
- 2014 Ryan Moore
- 2015 Kevin Streelman
- 2016 Jimmy Walker
- 2017 Canceled – Weather
- 2018 Tom Watson
- 2019 Matt Wallace
- 2020 Canceled – COVID-19
- 2021 Canceled – COVID-19
- 2022 Mackenzie Hughes/Mike Weir
- 2023 Tom Hoge
- 2024 Rickie Fowler
- 2025 Nico Echavarria
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Masters Par 3 Contest leaderboard, scores, where to watch