The 2025 Masters Tournament gets underway Thursday, but there's plenty going on at Augusta before the first tee shots.
Most notably is the annual Masters Par 3 Contest, which is held every year before the four-round golf tournament.
The event brings together the modern-day stars with their family members and golf legends watching along, and sometimes even participating.
Here's everything to know about the competition:
What is the Masters Par 3 Contest?
The Par 3 Contest is held before the Masters on a nine-hole, par-27 course in the northeast corner of Augusta National's grounds. It doesn't include any holes on the actual course, but they range from 90 to 155 yards to make for potential hole-in-one opportunities.
The winner of the Par 3 Contest is whoever has the best score through nine holes. Not all contestants post official scores, though, because they sometimes allow their caddies (often a family member) to attempt a chip or putt.
When is the Masters Par 3 Contest?
The Masters Par 3 Contest is set for Wednesday, April 9, at 12 p.m. ET.
How to watch the Masters Par 3 Contest
You can stream the Par 3 Contest live on ESPN+ and Disney+ from 12 to 4 p.m. ET. Coverage will start on ESPN at 2 p.m. ET until the conclusion at 4 p.m. ET.
Golfers Wyndham Clark and Max Homa will join ESPN’s commentary team alongside lead announcer Scott Van Pelt, while Marty Smith and Laura Rutledge will interview from the course throughout the competition.
Masters Par 3 Contest history and past winners
Famously, no player has ever won the Par 3 Contest and the Masters in the same year. There have been Par 3 winners who were past or future Masters winners, but never in the same year since it was first held in 1960.
The best Masters finish by a Par 3 winner was second, which has happened twice (Raymond Floyd in 1990 and Chip Beck in 1993). Five players have won the contest multiple times, but Padraig Harrington is the only man to win it three times.
Here's a look back at all the Par 3 Contest winners and their Masters finish that year:
| Year | Winner | Masters finish |
| 1960 | Sam Snead | T11 |
| 1961 | Deane Beman | CUT |
| 1962 | Bruce Crampton | T29 |
| 1963 | George Bayer | T28 |
| 1964 | Labron Harris Jr. | 43 |
| 1965 | Art Wall Jr. | T45 |
| 1966 | Terry Dill | T17 |
| 1967 | Arnold Palmer | 4 |
| 1968 | Bob Rosburg | T29 |
| 1969 | Bob Lunn | CUT |
| 1970 | Harold Henning | CUT |
| 1971 | Dave Stockton | T9 |
| 1972 | Steve Melnyk | T12 |
| 1973 | Gay Brewer | T10 |
| 1974 | Sam Snead (2) | T20 |
| 1975 | Isao Aoki | CUT |
| 1976 | Jay Haas | CUT |
| 1977 | Tom Weiskopf | T14 |
| 1978 | Lou Graham | CUT |
| 1979 | Joe Inman | T23 |
| 1980 | Johnny Miller | T38 |
| 1981 | Isao Aoki (2) | T45 |
| 1982 | Tom Watson | T5 |
| 1983 | Hale Irwin | T6 |
| 1984 | Tommy Aaron | CUT |
| 1985 | Hubert Green | CUT |
| 1986 | Gary Koch | T16 |
| 1987 | Ben Crenshaw | T4 |
| 1988 | Tsuneyuki Nakajima | T33 |
| 1989 | Bob Gilder | 39 |
| 1990 | Raymond Floyd | 2 |
| 1991 | Rocco Mediate | 522 |
| 1992 | Davis Love III | T25 |
| 1993 | Chip Beck | 2 |
| 1994 | Vijay Singh | T27 |
| 1995 | Hal Sutton | CUT |
| 1996 | Jay Haas (2) | T36 |
| 1997 | Sandy Lyle | T34 |
| 1998 | Sandy Lyle (2) | CUT |
| 1999 | Joe Durant | CUT |
| 2000 | Chris Perry | T13 |
| 2001 | David Toms | T31 |
| 2002 | Nick Price | T20 |
| 2003 | Padraig Harrington/David Toms (2) | CUT/T8 |
| 2004 | Padraig Harrington (2) | T13 |
| 2005 | Jerry Pate | DNP |
| 2006 | Ben Crane | CUT |
| 2007 | Mark O'Meara | CUT |
| 2008 | Rory Sabbatini | CUT |
| 2009 | Tim Clark | T13 |
| 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen | CUT |
| 2011 | Luke Donald | T4 |
| 2012 | Jonathan Byrd/Padraig Harrington (3) | T27/T8 |
| 2013 | Ted Potter Jr. | CUT |
| 2014 | Ryan Moore | CUT |
| 2015 | Kevin Streelman | T12 |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker | T29 |
| 2018 | Tom Watson (2) | DNP |
| 2019 | Matt Wallace | CUT |
| 2022 | Mackenzie Hughes/Mike Weir | T50/CUT |
| 2023 | Tom Hoge | CUT |
| 2024 | Rickie Fowler | T30 |
