From Brent Kelley,
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The Par-3 Contest has been held the Wednesday prior to the start of The Masters since 1960, played over the par-27, 1,060 yard par-3 course at Augusta National Golf Club. No Par-3 Contest winner has ever won The Masters in the same year. Here are the Par-3 winners:

2008 - Rory Sabbatini

2007 - Mark O'Meara

2006 - Ben Crane

2005 - Jerry Pate

2004 - Padraig Harrington

2003 - Padraig Harrington, David Toms (tie)

2002 - Nick Price

2001 - David Toms

2000 - Chris Perry

1999 - Joe Durant

1998 - Sandy Lyle

1997 - Sandy Lyle

1996 - Jay Haas

1995 - Hal Sutton

1994 - Vijay Singh

1993 - Chip Beck

1992 - Davis Love III

1991 - Rocco Mediate

1990 - Raymond Floyd

1989 - Bob Gilder

1988 - Tsuneyuki Nakajima

1987 - Ben Crenshaw

1986 - Gary Koch

1985 - Hubert Green

1984 - Tommy Aaron

1983 - Hale Irwin

1982 - Tom Watson

1981 - Isao Aoki

1980 - Johnny Miller

1979 - Joe Inman, Jr.

1978 - Lou Graham

1977 - Tom Weiskopf

1976 - Jay Haas

1975 - Isao Aoki

1974 - Sam Snead

1973 - Gay Brewer

1972 - Steve Melnyk

1971 - Dave Stockton

1970 - Harold Henning

1969 - Bob Lunn

1968 - Bob Rosburg

1967 - Arnold Palmer

1966 - Terry Dill

1965 - Art Wall, Jr.

1964 - Labron Harris, Jr.

1963 - George Bayer

1962 - Bruce Crampton

1961 - Deane Beman

1960 - Sam Snead

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