Masters 2023: 24 great photos of golfers and their families at the annual Par 3 Contest

The Masters is all about strict adherence decorum, respect for the famed course at Augusta National and more rules than the constitution of every country in the world combined.

The Masters Par 3 Contest is the exact opposite.

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Held annually since 1960 on the day before the first round of the Masters, the Par 3 Contest is about embracing the goofier side of golf. Contestants typically have their families on the course with them, if not serving as caddies, while having a bit of fun with trick shots and ace attempts.

There might actually be more pressure on losing the Par 3 than winning it. No golfer who won the Par 3 Contest has gone onto win the Masters in the same year.

Just another one of the quirky traditions down in Georgia.

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Declan, the son of Jason Kokrak, putts during the Par 3 Contest (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Network)

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Justin Thomas walks with his wife Jillian Thomas during the Par 3 Contest (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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Tom Hoge celebrates with wife Kelly after a putt on the ninth green during the Par 3 Contest (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Network)

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Rory McIlroy talks to his daughter, Poppy, 2, during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Kat Morikawa caddies for her husband, Collin Morikawa, during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Jason Day walks up the second fairway with his son during the Par 3 Contest (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Tony Finau carries his daughter, Sienna-vee, 21 months, on the fifth green during the Par 3 Contest (Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Network)

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Si Woo Kim of South Korea and his wife, Ji Hyun Oh, react on the ninth tee during the Par 3 Contest (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Thomas Pieters holds his children June and Florence as he walks down the No. 6 fairway during the Par 3 Contest (Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Network)

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Kyoung-Hoon Lee’s daughter, Yuna, 2, rests in her the lap of her mother, Joo Yeon, during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Paulina Gretzky, Dustin Johnson’s wife, looks on during the Par 3 Contest (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Cameron Young, helps his son, Henry, 16 months, putt during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Tommy Fleetwood and his son, Franklin, walk up the ninth hole during the Par 3 Contest (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Jenna Simms caddies for her husband, Brooks Koepka, during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Jon Rahm kisses wife Kelley Cahill as they hold sons Kepa and Eneko during the Par 3 Contest (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Network)

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Poppy McIlroy, 2, kisses her father, Rory McIlroy, with Erica McIlroy at their side during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Min Woo Lee grabs a club from his bag held by his wife, Clara, during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Poppy McIlroy, 2, chases kids of Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Jason Day’s wife Ellie and son Oz Nilo walk toward the No. 6 green during the Par 3 Contest (Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Network)

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Jon Rahm and his wife Kelley carry their sons Kepa and Eneko during the Par 3 Contest (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network)

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Rory McIlroy helps daughter Poppy out of the sand trap on the fourth hole during the Par 3 Contest (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Network)

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Kelly Van Slyke, wife of Brian Harman, with sons Walter and Jack during the Par 3 Contest (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Network)

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Axel Brooks, tees off as father Billy Horschel looks on during the Par 3 Contest (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Network)

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Jordan Spieth helps son Sammy putt during the Par 3 Contest (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Network)