Hootie Johnson, chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, gives his annual briefing before the event

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez comes close to acing the first hole of the traditional curtain-raising par three tournament

Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco take a more relaxed approach with their children caddying

Jack Nicklaus, who played his final Masters last year, seeks the help of his grandson Charlie in the par three competition

Gary Player shows there is still life in the older players as he hurries his way round the shorter holes

Three times winner Nick Faldo, the last British golfer to win the event, completes his preparations alongside son Matthew

Ireland's Padraig Harrington, who won the par three event in 2003 and 2004, misses out on victory despite acing the ninth

Japan's Shigeki Maruyama celebrates with his son Sean after notching a birdie on the ninth hole of the par three contest

Ben Crane's hopes of winning the Masters appear to be scuppered when he clinches the par three tournament

Kevin Marsh, Tiger Woods and Mark O'Meara entertain the galleries by skipping their balls across the lake on the 16th

Bernhard Langer points the best way to the green to Colin Montgomerie on the 11th hole at Augusta

Ernie Els and Retief Goosen will lead the South African challenge at the first major of the year

The mowers move in as the greenkeeping staff make final adjustments ahead of Thursday's start of the 2006 Masters