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Course record
Par 3 Course
Augusta National’s Par 3 Course gives the Club a separate nine-hole stage. Architect George Cobb and Club co-founder Clifford Roberts designed it in 1958. Each hole has a par of three, the expected number of strokes, giving the course a total par of 27.1
Open the Club record- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 27
- Club location
- Augusta Georgia
A Separate Stage at Augusta
Sam Snead won the first Par 3 Contest in 1960. The competition became a Wednesday tradition during Masters week, bringing tournament entrants and non-competing former champions onto the short course. Its result belongs to a separate contest; the Masters itself is played on Augusta National’s main course.1
Course design
Sources and record notes3 references
Sources for this history
- 2019 Masters Media Guide: Par 3 Contest
Masters Tournament
PDF page 13 identifies Roberts as co-founder. Printed page 47, PDF page 62: original Cobb and Roberts design in 1958, nine holes and par 27, first contest in 1960 won by Sam Snead, and Wednesday tradition. Historical account; 2019 yardages and records are not represented as current.
Consulted 2026-10-25
Course record sources
- Masters Tournament official media guide: separate Par 3 CourseCourse record
- Masters Tournament official 2019 media guide, printed page 47 (PDF page 62)George Cobb · Original design · 1958