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The Masters Shrinks Par 3 Contest Field, Won't Allow Past Major Champions To Compete

The Masters is "shrinking the field for the Par 3 Contest," according to Doug Ferguson of the AP.  Augusta National Golf Club has sent letters to its honorary invitees to "inform them that the Par 3 Contest, held on the Wednesday before the opening round, will be limited to players in the field and past Masters champions." U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship winners currently are "exempt to the Masters for five years," but after that, they "become 'honorary invitees,' along with all past U.S. Amateur champions." For years, that allowed them to be "treated like anyone else in the field up until the opening round Thursday." Now, the club is "asking that they no longer play practice rounds or use the practice facility." The Par 3 Contest will be "limited because of increased participation and interest." ESPN has "televised the Par 3 Contest" since '08 (AP, 3/13). CBSSPORTS.com's Kyle Porter wrote The Masters is all "about minimalism, it’s part of what makes that whole week so great." It "felt for a bit that the Par 3 Contest was growing too fast." Porter: "I’m sure the folks at Augusta felt that, too, and decided to properly shape this great event for the future" (CBSSPORTS.com, 3/13).

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