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The Masters Par-3 Contest Winners

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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. Below is the list of winners of the Masters Par-3 Contest.
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2012 - Padraig Harrington, Jonathan Byrd (tie)
2011 - Luke Donald
2010 - Louis Oosthuizen
2009 - Tim Clark
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

Padraig Harrington is the leader in Par-3 Contest wins with three (2003, 2004, 2012). In 2003 and 2012 Harrington tied others for the win, in both cases after the day was cut short by bad weather.

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