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Jordan Spieth's Son Sammy Stole the Show at Masters Par 3 Contest

The Par 3 Contest was full of wholesome moments but Spieth and his one-year-old provided some adorable highlights.

Gabrielle Herzig

Jordan Spieth's Son Sammy Stole the Show at Masters Par 3 Contest
Jordan Spieth's Son Sammy Stole the Show at Masters Par 3 Contest /

Wholesome content was plentiful at the 2023 Masters Par 3 Contest, but there was one player-kid duo that delivered some particularly heartwarming moments throughout the day. 

Jordan Spieth and his wife, Annie, took their 1-year-old son Sammy out for his first official Augusta National Par 3 experience in which he could explore the golf course on his own two feet. The Spieths joined Max Homa, who brought his newborn, Cam, and Justin Thomas for the treasured Masters tradition. 

Sammy seemed to be having nothing short of a blast on Sunday. The toddler hung out in bunkers, relaxed in the shade, hit a couple of putts, and even gave the rough a test-run at the newly renovated course. 

The 1-year-old already made the golf news cycle earlier this year when Tom Kim told the media that he babysat Sammy when visiting the Spieth’s residence for Christmas. Kim, 20, now calls Dallas, Texas, his home and has struck up a close friendship with Spieth. 

“Oh, my God, Sammy's amazing. He's the most wonderful little boy I think I've ever met,” said Kim. “He's just absolutely amazing. So definitely I've seen a lot of kids, but he's, he definitely makes it a lot easier.”

Jordan Spieth looks on with his son, Sammy Spieth, during the Par 3 contest prior to the 2023 Masters Tournament.
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Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, seemed to be having just as much fun at his son at the annual competition, if not more. He seemed especially amused when Sammy almost made this assisted birdie putt. The long-range putting magic is in his DNA, after all.

At the Players Championship in March, Spieth spoke about how things have changed for him on the PGA Tour with the added perspective that comes with fatherhood. 

“There are times where I probably go home sooner than I would because I'm excited to go home and hang out with the little man at home,” Spieth said. “But that time is more valuable than any other time I could spend doing anything else, and I would prioritize that as best I can, while still trying to be the best player in the world.”

“It's really a lot of fun. He's a really happy kid, and that's really fun to be around. He's always smiling and laughing, and I like messing with him. Now he's kind of stable enough to be able to kind of wrestle around with, and it's a blast,” he continued.

Here are some more scenes from the Par 3: 

Jordan Spieth walks down the fairway at the Masters Par 3 contest with his son, Sammy.
Spieth walks down the fairway at the Masters Par 3 contest with his son, Sammy :: Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Homa and Spieth hold their sons, Cam and Sammy, on at the Masters Par 3 contest.
Homa and Spieth hold their sons, Cam and Sammy, on at the Masters Par 3 contest :: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Spieth walks the Par 3 Course with his wife, Annie and son, Sammy.
Spieth walks the Par 3 Course with his wife, Annie and son, Sammy :: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
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GABRIELLE HERZIG

Gabrielle Herzig is a Breaking and Trending News writer for Sports Illustrated Golf. Previously, she worked as a Golf Digest Contributing Editor, an NBC Sports Digital Editorial Intern, and a Production Runner for FOX Sports at the site of the 2018 U.S. Open. Gabrielle graduated as a Politics Major from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team. In her junior year, Gabrielle studied abroad in Scotland for three months, where she explored the Home of Golf by joining the Edinburgh University Golf Club.

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