MASTERS' PAR-3 CURTAIN-RAISER TO BE
TELEVISED FOR FIRST TIME NEXT YEAR
The nine-hole par-3 competition traditionally held event on the Wednesday prior to the Masters, will be televised for the first time next year by ESPN, Masters Tournament and Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Billy Payne announced today.
The contest takes place on the par-3 course built in 1958 by architect George Cobb and Masters co-founder Clifford Roberts. The nine-hole course has a par of 27 and is 1,060 yards long.
No winner of the par-3 competition has ever gone on to win the Masters in the same week.
Payne also announced that children aged 8-16 will be admitted free during the tournament when accompanied by an accredited patron.
"We want to inspire the next generation of golfers now," Payne said. "We're serious about exposing youngsters to golf and the Masters."
TELEVISED FOR FIRST TIME NEXT YEAR
The nine-hole par-3 competition traditionally held event on the Wednesday prior to the Masters, will be televised for the first time next year by ESPN, Masters Tournament and Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Billy Payne announced today.
The contest takes place on the par-3 course built in 1958 by architect George Cobb and Masters co-founder Clifford Roberts. The nine-hole course has a par of 27 and is 1,060 yards long.
No winner of the par-3 competition has ever gone on to win the Masters in the same week.
Payne also announced that children aged 8-16 will be admitted free during the tournament when accompanied by an accredited patron.
"We want to inspire the next generation of golfers now," Payne said. "We're serious about exposing youngsters to golf and the Masters."
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