The celebs have been out on Wednesday on the Masters Par 3 Contest
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Good day, buddies, and welcome to my Tremendous Bowl, Christmas Day and Roman Empire multi function: Wednesday on the Masters.
To me, it’s the happiest day of the 12 months. The gamers at Augusta Nationwide are in a position to take just a few hours away from this week’s grind to spend some high quality time with household and make lifelong recollections on the Par 3 Contest. And fortunate for golf followers, we get to see all of it. On Wednesday at Augusta Nationwide, it doesn’t matter whose child is grounded, which gamers are on which tour or what toddler is crying. It’s a day set as much as go so effectively that there’s no likelihood for it to be something however healthful. And that’s precisely what it was.
My coworker and GOLF photographer extraordinaire Darren Riehl and I headed over to the Par 3 Course early Wednesday afternoon. It’s our second 12 months watching the competition collectively and whereas there’s a case to be made for every day being one of the best to attend the Masters, I actually am a large fan of Wednesday (the day of the week and the Netflix present). You may stroll the course within the morning and soak up all of the household time within the afternoon on the Par 3 Contest. The Par 3 Course is a a lot simpler stroll — it’s method much less hilly and you’ll stroll the entire thing in effectively underneath an hour. If you happen to’re ever attending the Masters with younger youngsters or somebody who perhaps can’t put in 20,000 steps a day, the Par 3 Contest is one of the best place to see your favourite gamers (and their family members!) up shut.
There’s additionally a mini-merchandise store on the far finish of the Par 3 Course, which carries all of the necessities: hats, sunblock, chairs and meals. All the pieces you want for a day on the Masters.
The winners
I’ll get to Strokes Gained: Healthful in a minute, however I’ll give a shout out to the gamers who actually introduced it on Wednesday afternoon.
There have been a handful of aces from the professionals, that are spectacular, however not as spectacular because the placing efficiency that each Jessica Hadwin and Dakota Watson placed on at present.
Brad Faxon’s gig as Rory McIlroy’s placing coach may very well be in jeopardy if Dakota Watson retains this up. I’ll attain out for touch upon her hourly charge and get again to you all.
Jessica Hadwin additionally drained a clutch putt through the occasion, partially due to her husband for the learn.
And eventually, congratulations to Rickie Fowler on not solely having one of many cutest youngsters at Augusta this week but additionally on the Par 3 Contest win.
Okay, on to the great things.
The true winners
Okay, okay. Sufficient about good golf pictures and low scores. Let’s get to what actually issues on the Par 3 Contest: the caddies. I frolicked by the Par 3 apply inexperienced for some time, the place Frankie Fleetwood and Iris Lowry placed on a present. Little Fleetwood appears to have a little bit of Charlie Woods in him. He was strolling in putts, fist pumping and throwing a finger as much as the sky when he drained one. He was taking the apply significantly. Then Iris Lowry walked over and requested if she may have a flip with the putter. From there, the 2 hit alternating putts whereas their dad and mom caught up off to the aspect. The patrons went wild when every child holed one.
Darren Riehl
By the ability bestowed in me by the Rogers Report, I hereby declare Frankie Fleetwood because the Chief Good Vibes officer of the Par 3 Contest. This could come as a shock to utterly nobody who has been taking note of this occasion over the previous couple of years. This was him in 2022.
Little Frankie additionally has some severe recreation.
Not solely do I really like the friendship between Iris Lowry and Frankie Fleetwood, I really like the friendship between their dads.
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Subsequent up we now have the Schenk household. They’re having fun with their first time on the Masters this week, and I’m a large fan of Kourtney. If you happen to’re on the lookout for somebody to root for in occasions, Adam is your man.
Okay people, buckle up. We’ve received plenty of infants to debate. We are going to begin out with Cam Homa, who was rocking an unbelievable pair of Nike kicks with a inexperienced swoosh. These youngsters have some severe type.
Darren Riehl
Darren Riehl
To know the Masters Par 3 Contest is to know that Sammy Spieth stole the present final 12 months, which he and Maya Fowler did once more this 12 months. Annie Spieth was pregnant eventually 12 months’s Masters, and this 12 months, Sophie Spieth made her official debut at Augusta Nationwide.
One of many cool issues about being the kid of an expert golfer (I feel, anyhow. I’m not certainly one of them) is you can be taught from one of the best. Sammy Spieth had his dad lining him up on the tee at present and Fred {Couples} trying out his placing.
The Sammy Spieth and Maya Fowler content material was a few of my favourite of the day. The second technology of the Baker’s Bay spring break crew is shaping up effectively!
Crew Sims Koepka’s face was placed on show for the fist time at present on the Masters Par 3 Contest, and Jena Sims determined to have some enjoyable with it.
The images of Crew along with his dad and mom are so, so cute.
Darren Riehl
Shout out to my coworker Darren for getting my favourite picture of the day beneath.
Darren Riehl
And for the grand finale, I current to you all one of the best video of the week to this point. If Tony Finau ever determined he didn’t wish to proceed taking part in golf, he may a hundred percent make it as a content material creator. I’m obsessive about all the Finau household content material, however this video is extraordinarily inventive and they received a military of 5 youngsters to cooperate for it. That in itself is nothing in need of a miracle.
Wednesday on the Masters sort of looks like a Sunday to me. It’s a pleasant enjoyable day to chill out earlier than the work week actually begins, and it’s all the time bittersweet when it ends.
