Seamus Power makes hole-in-one history at Masters Par 3 contest

The Masters par-3 contest never fails to deliver ahead of the major and Seamus Power became just the fourth golfer in history to record back-to-back aces at Augusta. Power first sent his tee shot on the eighth spinning back into the hole for an ace on Wednesday and, incredibly, repeated the feat just moments later on the last on the newly renovated layout at Augusta National.

The World No.34 is the third player to make consecutive aces in the traditional curtain-raiser, joining Claude Harmon (1968) and Toshi Izawa (2002). "It's a dream come true," Power said.

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"Obviously, to get one was special, but to get the second one was a bit surreal. It was an absolute blast out there." However, Power was eliminated from the par-3 contest after he allowed his brother to take a putt during the round. But in great scenes, Power still signed the card at the end of the day for a nice keepsake.

Power said the back-to-back aces took his career tally to 16. But Power joked he had never achieved back-to-back aces before in a career first.

"Being able to share it with my brother out there, that was probably the best part," said Power, who will make his second Masters start on Thursday after finishing joint-27th last year.

Despite the incredible feat, Tom Hoge won the hole-in-one competition having taken over Bubba Watson at the end in an exciting competition with an ace-birdie finish. However, Hoge now carries the 'Masters curse' into the Masters with no player ever winning both contests.

Regardless, Hoge wasn't worried and praised the day, which saw plenty of family members join the players on the course for some fun. Just a fun day out here with my wife caddying for me," Hoge said after the contest.

"Good start to the week, so try to keep it going."

Players Champion Scottie Scheffler's hole-in-one

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler - who had just celebrated the Champions Dinner the previous night - also made a hole-in-one in bizarre circumstances. The World No.1's tee shot on the ninth plunging straight into the cup after he and playing partners Tom Kim and Sam Burns had teed off simultaneously.

The players celebrated in tandem after the unbelievable 'slam dunk' feat. Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson's hole-in-one on the fourth and one from eventual winner Hoge on the eighth took the total number of aces in the contest's history to 107.

Since the event started in 1960, nobody has ever become par-three and Masters champion in the same week.

with AAP

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