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The next generation took center stage at Augusta on Wednesday, outshining their parents and grandparents during the annual Masters Par 3 Contest.
Golf stars past and present gathered for the iconic challenge, which serves as a curtain-raiser before the year's first major.
The Par 3 Contest offer a chance for players' family members to join them on the course - and even steal the limelight.
On Wednesday at Augusta, it was Ben Crenshaw's grandson - dressed in the iconic white boilersuit and green cap - who provided a moment to remember on the greens in Georgia.
Crenshaw won The Masters in 1984 and then again 11 years later. And it seems the 72-year-old has passed his talents down the generations.
Ben Crenshaw's grandson holed a monster putt during the annual Masters Par 3 Contest
With the help of Bubba Watson (left), the youngster made a putt from across the green
He watches his grandfather - who won the green jacket in 1984 and 1995 - on the green
In front of hordes of patrons at Augusta, the young Crenshaw stepped up to take on a monster putt, which stretched from almost one edge of the green to the other.
With the guidance of Bubba Watson, who helped the youngster line up the putt and bring the putter head back and forth.
Having sent the ball on its way, the youngster chased after his ball as it raced down the hill and towards the hole.
After it dropped, the crowd around the hole erupted in celebration - as did Crenshaw's grandson.
He gave high-fives and fist bumps to the other 'caddies' and even clapped his own achievement.
'He's got good genes!' the announcer said. The remarkable putt came shortly after Watson's daughter, Dakota, holed a putt from an almost identical position.
Crenshaw won The Masters twice and his genes seem to have been passed down generations
The youngster celebrates with Watson's daughter, Dakota, as the patrons celebrated
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