Nobody has ever won the Wednesday Par-3 Contest or the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in one week.
Raymond Floyd was closest to winning the 1990 Masters title. The 47-year old Floyd was on track to be the oldest Masters champion. Floyd won his first Par 3 win and appeared to be on track to break the curse Sunday afternoon. Following a birdie on No. With six holes remaining, Floyd was four strokes ahead of Nick Faldo. Faldo, however, ended up getting into a Green Jacket in the playoff for the second year running.
Three years later, Chip Beck won his warm-up act. He was three strokes ahead of Bernhard Langer at Sunday’s 15th. Langer won his second Masters title with a comfortable win by Beck, who laid up on the fairway.
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The curse of the par-3 contest winner continues to be a problem despite all the years. Are today’s pros able to believe it? Did the par-3 curse stop them from trying or participating in the par 3 contest?
