Nicolas Echavarria got his Masters week off to a promising start as he won the Masters Par-3 Contest in a playoff over J.J. Spaun on Wednesday on the eve of the year's first major championship.
AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 9 (Reuters) - Nicolas Echavarria got his Masters week off to a promising start as he won the Masters Par-3 Contest in a playoff over J.J. Spaun on Wednesday on the eve of the year's first major championship.
Echavarria and Spaun finished regulation level at five-under-par 22 but the Colombian sealed the win with a birdie on the second playoff hole at the short course at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Echavarria said he hopes to break the Masters curse in his first appearance at the tournament as no Par-3 Contest winner has won that week's major the same year.
"It feels awesome," said Echavarria, 30.
"Hopefully we change the tradition of never winning the Par-3 Masters Contest and the tournament itself. We'll see about that.
"But having a blast out here."
Keegan Bradley, Tom Hoge and Brooks Koepka all recorded aces at the event that has long been a highlight of Masters week. It has become a family affair with children, grandchildren and spouses all getting in on the action.
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