Who won The Masters 3-Par contest? Top 10 golfers and more explored

Modified Apr 06, 2023 10:18 GMT

The Masters - Preview Day 3 — Masters 3-Par winner Tom Hoge (Image via Getty)

Tom Hoge won The Masters 3-par contest on Wednesday, April 5, finishing up with a score of six under. He registered a one-stroke victory over Bubba Watson alongside Kurt Kitayama.

Hoge had tough competition with Ireland's Seamus Power at Augusta National Golf Course to win the par-3 contest. The fun-filled event ended with Tom Hoge receiving a crystal vase for a hole-in-one.

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Speaking about the contest, Hoge said:

"I made a few birdies early and then the hole-in-one on 8, so that was cool to see that go in. Just a fun day out here this afternoon."

It is important to note that no Masters par-3 contest winner has gone on to win the historic Masters tournament event dating back to 1960. Tom Hoge will still be attempting to win it this time around.

Interestingly, LIV Golf players have also competed in the tournament and started the game by finishing second in the Par-3 contest.

Bubba Watson secured second position. The 44-year-old opened up about his game on the Augusta course and said:

"Keep hitting the ball well. I was hitting the short irons well on the Par 3 here. Been hitting it good all week. With the weather coming in, nobody knows what's going to happen."

Here's a list of all the winners of The Masters 3-Par contest:

1. Tom Hoge: -6
T2. Bubba Watson: -5
T2: Kurt Kitayama: -5
T4: Tom Kim: -4
T4: Taylor Moore: -4
T6: Ben Carr: -3
T6: Adam Svensson: -3
T6: Fred Couples: -3
T6: Ryan Fox: -3
T10: Abraham Ancer: -2

The Masters 2023: Round 1 tee times

The 2023 Masters will start with the first round on April 6 at 8 am ET, with Kevin Na and Mike Weir taking the first shot of the day. Last year's winner Scottie Scheffler paired up with Max Homa and Sam Bennett. He will start the game at 1:36 pm ET.

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Here are the tee times for Thursday's round of The Masters:

8 am: Mike Weir, Kevin Na
8:12 am: Vijay Singh, Scott Stallings, Matthew McClean
8:24 am: Sandy Lyle, Jason Kokrak, Talor Gooch
8:36 am: Fred Couples, Russell Henley, Alex Noren
8:48 am: Adrian Meronk, Kevin Kisner, Louis Oosthuizen
9 am: Larry Mize, Min Woo Lee, Harrison Crowe
9:12 am: Sergio Garcia, Kazuki Higa, Keith Mitchell
9:24 am: Patrick Reed, Adam Svensson, Sahith Theegala
9:36 am: Shane Lowry, Mackenzie Hughes, Thomas Pieters
9:48 am: Bubba Watson, Seamus Power, Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira
10:06 am: Abraham Ancer, Chris Kirk, Keegan Bradley
10:18 am: Tiger Woods, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
10:30 am: Adam Scott, Patrick Cantlay, Kurt Kitayama
10:42 am: Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Cameron Young
10:54 am: Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith, Sungjae Im
11:06 am: Jose Maria Olazabal, Cameron Champ
11:18 am: Charl Schwartzel, Taylor Moore, Aldrich Potgieter
11:30 am: J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau
11:42 am: Bernhard Langer, Mito Pereira, Ben Carr
11:54 am: Danny Willett, Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka
12:12 pm: Sepp Straka, Harold Varner III, K.H. Lee
12:24 pm: Phil Mickelson, Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim
12:36 pm: Billy Horschel, Harris English, Ryan Fox
12:48 pm: Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Gordon Sargent
1 pm: Brian Harman, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton
1:12 pm: Dustin Johnson, Corey Conners, Justin Rose
1:24 pm: Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris
1:36 pm: Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Sam Bennett
1:48 pm: Tom Kim, Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns
2 pm: Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Tony Finau

Edited by Sabine Algur