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Tom Watson to play Par-3 Contest with Nicklaus, Player

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Tom Watson waves after skipping his ball across the pond on No. 16 during the first practice round.

Tom Watson will play with Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player during Wednesday’s Par-3 Contest, his son Michael confirmed Monday.

Last year, Ben Crenshaw played with Nicklaus and Player in the annual event. He replaced Arnold Palmer, who typically played with the other former Masters champions.

“It’ll be great watching him play with Player and Nicklaus,” Watson said after his father’s practice round. “That’ll be special for sure. I don’t know who’s caddying (for Watson) during the Par-3, but I plan on watching closely with my wife (Beth) and friends.”

Walking side-by-side, he watched as his father played Augusta National’s second nine – his final Monday practice round as a competitor. The two-time Masters champ is retiring as a Masters competitor.

“It’s a special experience – a special place,” Michael Watson said. “This obviously isn’t something I do every day, so to be able to walk alongside my dad is incredible. Just being able to bounce ideas off of him is amazing.”

As for how his father played Monday, Watson said, “He’s hitting it solid.

“He looks good right now,” Watson said. “The problem is he’s hitting clubs into greens that aren’t receptive to certain types of shots. It’s hard for him to challenge this course anymore.”

He caddied for his father at the 2010 Masters and says he’s been to Augusta National “four or five times.”

“Every time my number’s been called I’ve been here,” Watson said. “It’s a very special place for my father.”

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SLIDESHOW: Tom Watson

tom watson's masters record

Year	Place	Score	Round				Money
Year	Place	Score	1	2	3	4	Money
2015	T87	+8	71	81			$ 10,000
2014	T93	+15	78	81			$ 10,000
2013	T86	+13	79	78			$ 10,000
2012	T65	+7	77	74			$ 10,000
2011	T88	+7	79	72			$ 10,000
2010	T18	-1	67	74	73	73	$ 94,500
2009	94	+13	74	83			$ 10,000
2008	T63	+6	75	75			$ 10,000
2007	T61	+9	75	78			$ 10,000
2006	T73	+10	79	75			$ 5,000
2005	T74	+9	77	76			$ 5,000
2004	T76	+8	76	76			$ 5,000
2003	T58	+8	75	77			$ 5,000
2002	T40	+7	71	76	76	72	$ 22,960
2001	T59	+4	78	70			$ 5,000
2000	T73	+7	75	76			$ 5,000
1999	T66	+7	74	77			$ 5,000
1998	T48	+7	78	73			$ 5,000
1997	4	-4	75	68	69	72	$ 129,600
1996	T45	+3	75	72			$ 1,500
1995	T14	-4	73	70	69	72	$ 39,600
1994	13	E	70	71	73	74	$ 42,000
1993	T42	+6	71	75	73	75	$ 4,940
1992	T48	+2	73	70	76	71	$ 3,933
1991	T4	-9	68	68	70	73	$ 64,800
1990	T7	-2	77	71	67	71	$ 35,150
1989	T14	+2	72	73	74	71	$ 19,450
1988	T9	-1	72	71	73	71	$ 28,000
1987	T7	+1	71	72	74	72	$ 26,200
1986	T6	-5	70	74	68	71	$ 27,800
1985	T10	-1	69	71	75	72	$ 16,800
1984	2	-9	74	67	69	69	$ 64,800
1983	T4	-3	70	71	71	73	$ 22,000
1982	T5	-1	77	69	70	71	$ 13,500
1981	1	-8	71	68	70	71	$ 60,000
1980	T12	-4	73	69	71	71	$ 7,250
1979	T2	-8	68	71	70	71	$ 30,000
1978	T2	-10	73	68	68	69	$ 21,667
1977	1	-12	70	69	70	67	$ 40,000
1976	T33	+8	77	73	76	70	$ 1,900
1975	T8	-3	70	70	72	73	$ 4,500
1970	T61	+9	77	76			$ 0

Tom Watson to play Par-3 Contest with Nicklaus, Player

tom watson's masters record

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