AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Nicolas Echavarria got his Masters week off to a promising start as he won the Masters Par-3 Contest in a playoff over J.J. Spaun on Wednesday on the eve of the year's first major championship.
Echavarria and Spaun finished regulation level at five-under-par 22 but the Colombian sealed the win with a birdie on the second playoff hole at the short course at Augusta National Golf Club.
