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The Masters' traditional pre-tournament par-three contest has been called off due to stormy conditions at Augusta, but tour pros still had enough time to get their families out on the famous course.
The nine-hole exhibition has been held on the day before the tournament proper tees off for 57 years and has been won by names as big as Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Vijay Singh.
The start time had already been pushed back because of the weather and the tournament was ultimately halted after about an hour.
"The safety of everyone on our grounds was the determining factor in the decision to close and course and cancel the Par 3 Contest," Augusta chairman Billy Payne said.
"We share in the disappointment of our patrons, but the safety of everyone on our grounds is always our primary concern."
The contest often sees players' spouses or children join them out on the course before the players have to deal with the stress of competing in a major.
Aussie Marc Leishman, whose wife Audrey almost died due to toxic shock syndrome in 2015, said it was "a special day".
"It's the only time for the whole year really that Audrey and the boys get to come inside the ropes with me," he said.
For US amateur star Stewart Hagestad, he took the opportunity to pay back his father, John.
John had never been on the bag for Stewart, who said being able to ask his dad to carry his clubs at such an event was "an absolute dream come true".
"He called me and said 'Dad, would you make one exception? Would you caddy for me one time?', and I said 'What's that?', and he said: 'Would you caddy for me in the Par 3 contest?'," John recalled.
"I started crying. I said 'Are you kidding me? You're killing me. Absolutely'."
The Masters tees off on Thursday night (AEST) with the pecking order thrown into disarray by a freak back injury to world number one Dustin Johnson, who fell down a set of stairs.
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