It is time for the first major championship of the year with the Master Tournament coming up this week.
This highly media-covered event is the reason (or to blame) that many golfers and golf course owners want their greens rolling at blazing speeds, fairways and rough highly manicured and not a brown spot on the turf.
Aside from different opinions in maintenance and the perfect look of a golf course we can all agree that the Par-3 contest remains one of the best Master traditions.
Read further facts and great aspects about the Par 3 Contest on the PGA news site:
(image: USA Today Images – Bubba Watson with his son and “caddie”, Caleb, during the 2013 Par 3 Contest.)