No player has ever won the Green Jacket after winning the Par 3 Contest, which means that England’s Matt Wallace has added pressure in his bid for a first Major.
The Englishman, prolific on the European Tour last year, downed veteran Sandy Lyle in a playoff to win.
The curse stretches back to 1960 and has seen some pros skip the event altogether to avoid it, but the 29-year-old has no fear of the consequences of his win.
‘Guess I just I wanted to win this,’ said Wallace, who bagged the 100th ace in the competition’s history on Wednesday.
‘I want to break history somewhat.’
Wallace is already facing a historic bid as he attempts to join Fuzzy Zoeller (1979) as the only player to win The Masters on debut.
Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka were among the pros to entertain the patrons with an ace during the light-hearted family affair.
