Rickie Fowler claimed a two-shot victory within the conventional Par 3 Contest at The Masters, as 5 gamers fired holes-in-one at Augusta Nationwide.
Fowler, who will characteristic at The Masters for the primary time since 2020, registered 5 birdies in a bogey-free 22 on the par-three course to prime the leaderboard forward of Sepp Straka, JT Poston and novice Santiago de la Fuente.
The 35-year-old had spouse Allison as his caddie and daughter Maya on the course with him throughout his victory, with Fowler now seeking to turn out to be the primary participant in historical past to win the Par 3 Contest and The Masters match in the identical week.
Straka made a hole-in-one on the fifth gap to seize a share of second with Poston and De la Fuente, whereas Austin Eckroat completed three strokes again in fifth forward of Thorbjorn Olesen and former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick.
FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland, Luke Checklist and Gary Woodland all posted aces on the sixth gap, whereas Lucas Glover nailed his tee shot on the seventh gap, with the 5 holes-in-one achieved through the occasion equalling final yr’s complete.
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Ryder Cup hero Viktor Hovland holed out on the sixth gap
Byson DeChambeau made a slam-dunk par on the eighth gap, having discovered water off the tee, with the previous US Open champion becoming a member of Ryan Fox and two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal among the many group on degree par.
Solely 16 gamers accomplished an official complete, with nearly all of the sector not registering their scores after letting wives, companions, mates, youngsters and even grandchildren take pictures for them through the family-friendly occasion.
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Bryson DeChambeau slam dunked his tee shot on the eighth through the Par 3 Contest but it surely was his second try
Amongst these non-golfers to impress was Bubba Watson’s daughter, Dakota, who took the plaudits after holing a string of long-range putts throughout a exceptional efficiency.
Consideration now turns to the match itself, the place thunderstorms, heavy rain and powerful winds are set to disrupt the opening spherical. Delays are possible on Thursday, though the forecast is best for the remainder of The Masters.
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Bubba Watson’s daughter Dakota holed three unbelievable putts through the Par 3 Contest
When is The Masters on Sky Sports activities?
Wall-to-wall protection from the match begins at 2pm over the primary two rounds on Thursday and Friday, with Featured Group motion and common updates from across the course accessible to get pleasure from on Sky Sports activities Golf till the worldwide broadcast window begins at 8pm.
There shall be numerous further motion all through all 4 days by way of the purple button on Sky Sports activities Golf, together with Sky Q and Sky Glass, offering loads of bonus feeds and permitting you to comply with gamers’ progress by varied elements of Augusta’s well-known structure.
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Sky Sports activities Information’ Jamie Weir explains why there may very well be a possible delay to the beginning of The Masters, with heavy rain and thunderstorms anticipated in Augusta
Sky Sports activities Golf will present prolonged build-up content material over the weekend and occasional stay updates from the course earlier than the worldwide broadcast window begins at 8pm for the third spherical and 7pm for the ultimate day, with early motion accessible all through by way of the purple button.
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