The Par 3 Contest at the Masters has been a Wednesday tradition dating back to 1960 with the inaugural competition won by Sam Snead. Tournament participants as

With the 2026 Masters Tournament Range Tracker, players and fans can track shots on the practice area at Augusta National.

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For fans, it’s gnome mere piece of merchandise. Channel 2’s Alison Mastrangelo was on the green where Masters fans and patrons teed off about the possibility the much-loved tradition could be retired. The patrons Mastrangelo spoke to said a wait to get a gnome could sometimes be hours-long.