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Walker wins Par 3 contest with new course record

Jimmy Walker took home top honors at the Masters Par 3 contest, shooting a new course record on an afternoon filled with plenty of cheers from the patrons.

Walker carded an 8-under 19 on the nine-hole layout, bettering the prior course record by a shot. He aced the second hole and added six more birdies against just a pair of pars.

Walker finished three shots ahead of both Keegan Bradley and Craig Stadler. In so doing, he'll become the latest to attempt to buck a rather high-profile trend at Augusta National: no winner of the Par 3 contest has ever gone on to claim the green jacket in the same week.