PHOTOS: Masters Par 3 Contest brings player's families to Augusta National

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PHOTOS: Masters Par 3 Contest brings player's families to Augusta National

Masters week continues with the Par 3 Contest as players' families and friends walk the par-3 course with them at Augusta National Golf Club on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Max Homa’s son Cam Andrew climbs out of a bunker on the first green during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Meg Howell holds the Masters pin flag for her brother Mason Howell before his putt on the first green during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

J.J. Spaun’s daughters Emerson Lili and Violet Windsor react on the second hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Bernhard Langer walks with his grand daughter, Stella Rose, after Langer’s tee shot on the first hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

J.J. Spaun, left, carries his daughter, Violet Windsor, on the second hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Scottie Scheffler (right) carries his son Bennett as his wife Meredith holds their son Remy as they walk to the first green during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Bernhard Langer (left) high fives Larry Mize after Mize’s tee shot on the first hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Gary Player (center) laughs with Aldrich Potgieter (right) after their tee shots on the first hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sam Burns’ son Bear stops for a moment as he walks with his family on the first fairway during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Jordan Spieth and his wife Annie Verret walks with their children down the first fairway during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Mason Howell walks with his sister Meg Howell after he hit his tee shot on the first hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Amateur Mason Howell hits his tee shot on the first hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Sungjae Im hits his tee shot on the first hole during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie, actor Kevin Hart, holds a Masters pin flag on the second green during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Actor Kevin Hart (left) and Bryson DeChambeau walk down the first fairway after DeChambeau’s tee shot during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Bryson DeChambeau (left) gives Sungjae Im a fist bump on the third hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Families of Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, and Justin Thomas walk on the 9th hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Jordan Spieth’s son Sammy holds his dad during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Scottie Scheffler with his son, Bennett, talks to his wife Meredith with their son Remy, on the second hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Scottie Scheffler reacts as his son, Bennett, swings during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Max Homa watches as his son, Cam Andrew, plays a shot on the 9th hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Justin Thomas’s daughter, Molly Grace, holds her dad’s club on the 9th hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Jordan Spieth's wife Annie Verret makes a funny face as she takes a picture of her children on the 9th hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Scottie Scheffler signs autographs on the 9th hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Jordan Spieth talks with officials as his son Sammy holds his dad’s back on the 9th hole during the Par 3 Contest as part of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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Max Homa’s son Cam Andrew climbs out of a bunker on the first green during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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