David
Toms wins traditional par 3 contest
David Toms won
the annual par-3 contest at the Masters on Wednesday, giving him
virtually no chance of winning the actual tournament, which starts
Thursday.
Toms carded
a nine-hole score of five-under 22 to win by one shot. He had one
of four holes-in-one during the day, acing the third hole.
However, no
winner of the par-3 contest has won the actual tournament in the
same year since the inception of the par-3 contest in 1960.
The four holes-in-one
made Wednesday equaled the record set previously in 1996 and '97.
A total of 45 holes-in-one have been made since the par-3 contest
began.
Darren Clarke,
Scott Verplank and Chris Perry had the other holes-in-one.
Loren Roberts
finished second in Wednesday's contest with a four-under 23. Greg
Norman, David Duval, Jim Furyk, Franklin Langham and two-time Masters
champion Ben Crenshaw finished tied for third at minus-three.
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David
Toms shows off his par 3 trophy. Allsport.
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