[Golf Topic] Masters 'Par 3 Contest'... "It Will Be Held This Year"

The Masters 'Par 3 Contest' is returning after 3 years.

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ○…The Masters 'Par 3 Contest' will resume after three years.

Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA, announced on the 17th (Korean time) that the 'Par 3 Contest,' which was not held for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place. Before the opening, participating players accompany their wives, children, and grandchildren as caddies to play nine par-3 holes set up next to the regular course. Usually, adorable caddie outfits are dressed on toddlers aged three or four to create a spectacle. There is even a superstition that "if you win here, you cannot win the Masters."

This year, it is interesting that the length of the 'crucial point' Amen Corner (holes 11 to 13) will be extended. The tee box of the 11th hole (Par 4, 505 yards → 520 yards) has been moved back 15 yards. The 11th hole is especially the second most difficult hole at Augusta National. Trees closely attached to the right side of the fairway have been cut down, so the difficulty of the tee shot is expected to be relatively reduced. The 13th hole (Par 5, 510 yards → 530 yards), which leads out of Amen Corner, will also be lengthened by 20 yards.

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