March Madness has another week left, and soon Fantasy players will turn their attention to another major competition.
The Masters Tournament is next week, and as you place your bets, questions like "Will Scottie Scheffler win again?" and "What are the odds of a hole-in-one this year?" arise. Here is some information to help you out:
How many pars were in the 2024 Masters?
There were 3,202 pars in last year's Masters Tournament, according to Today's Golfer.
How many total birdies in previous Masters?
- 2024: 791
- 2023: 880
- 2022: 827
- 2021: 944
- 2020: 1,112* — played in November due to COVID pandemic
- 2019: 1,099
- 2018: 925
- 2017: 843
- 2016: 811
- 2015: 1,022
- 2014: 874
Masters hole-in-one history
While there were some holes-in-one during last year's Par 3 Contest, there were none during the actual Masters Tournament. The most recent hole-in-one was Stewart Cink in 2022. Of the 34 holes-in-one in Masters history, 24 have come at the 170-yard, par-3 No. 16. Here is every hole-in-one at the Masters:
Hole No. 4
- Jeff Sluman, 1992
Hole No. 6
- Leland Gibson, 1954
- Billy Joe Patton, 1954
- Charles Coody, 1972
- Chris DiMarco, 2004
- Jamie Donaldson, 2013
- Corey Conners, 2021
Hole No. 12
- Claude Harmon, 1947
- William Hyndman, 1959
- Curtis Strange, 1988
Hole No. 16
- Ross Somerville, 1934
- Willie Goggin, 1935
- Ray Billows, 1940
- John Dawson, 1949
- Clive Clark, 1968
- Corey Pavin, 1992
- Raymond Floyd, 1996
- Padraig Harrington, 2004
- Kirk Triplett, 2004
- Trevor Immelman, 2005
- Ian Poulter, 2008
- Nathan Green, 2010
- Ryan Moore, 2010
- Adam Scott, 2012
- Bo Van Pelt, 2012
- Shane Lowry, ...