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Fun is Par-3 for the course at annual Masters prelude (The Associated Press)

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Jason Day didn't have time to ponder his putt as he clambered up a hill to the first green at Augusta National.

He was too busy keeping his ''caddie'' moving.

''You've got it, you've got it,'' Day said, urging his son along. Three-year-old Dash Day made it to the top and through all nine holes at the Masters' annual, mostly-for-fun Par-3 contest. So did Daddy and Mommy.

The event is a fun tradition like no other - at the Masters, at least. Once the actual tournament begins Thursday, the easy laughs, juvenile hijinks and friendly exchanges with fans often only a few feet away on the nine-hole short course will be replaced by the grind of competition.