Haas birdied the second playoff hole to prevent Augusta native Larry Mize from becoming only the ninth player in Augusta National history to win both the Masters and the Par-3 Contest.

Haas joined Sam Snead (1960, 1974) and Isao Aoki (1975, 1981) as the only two-time winners of the Par-3 Contest.

``I want to thank all of you for sticking around for the playoff,'' said Haas, a Greenville, S.C., resident. ``I hope it gives you a taste of what's to come.''

A playoff was needed after both players shot a 5-under-par 22 on the nine-hole course.

Haas, who aced No. 2, was one of four players to record a hole-in-one on the day. Ian Baker-Finch and Mark Roe got their aces on the 115-yard seventh hole and Sandy Lyle aced the 135-yard ninth hole.

While Haas won the crystal vase as the Par-3 winner, the day was truly a chance for the players to entertain the fans.

Most of the shenanigans took place at No. 9, the finishing hole. John Daly and Fuzzy Zoeller let their caddies putt for them on the ninth hole, then threw their golf balls into the water, delighting the several thousand sun-baked fans ringing Ike's Pond.

Daly pretended to ``shag'' shots off the tee from the next group. When Vijay Singh's ball rolled into the water, Zoeller fished it out and tossed it halfway across the pond.

Zoeller was clearly a crowd favorite as he teased caddy Steve Wilson about a mysterious brown smear on the seat of his pants, apparently the result of a fall.

``If I were you, I'd switch the bag to the other hip,'' Zoeller told Wilson.

``Hey Fuzzy, got a new caddy?'' yelled out Kenny Huber of New Albany, Ind.

``Ex-caddy,'' Zoeller deadpanned.

Kids got into the act, as one of Jeff Maggert's young sons five-putted the ninth green, drawing a roar from the crowd and a hearty handshake from playing partner Steve Elkington.

Golf legends Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus acted like kids, exchanging a resounding high-five after Palmer's tee shot nearly rolled in on No. 9.

Even defending Masters champion Ben Crenshaw got caught up in the Par-3 spirit. Crenshaw hit his tee shot left-handed to the back of the green on No. 9. Playing partner Phil Mickelson, a lefty, hit right-handed and sculled his shot into the gallery behind the green. Crenshaw's legendary putting prowess was effective even left-handed, as his 45-foot birdie effort stopped right on the lip.

A groan went up from the gallery, and Crenshaw's putter and cap hit the turf as the ball refused to drop.

Hale Irwin, D.A. Weibring and Bernhard Langer let young boys from the stands putt for them on No. 9. Langer's volunteer actually made the birdie putt of 10 feet, prompting another roar from the crowd.

Kirk Triplett, Paul Azinger and Kenny Perry lined up parallel to each other and drove the ball simultaneously onto the ninth green.

On the seventh hole, Irwin gave an autographed ball to a boy and a big hug to an elderly woman. Irwin nearly recorded the fifth hole-in-one of the day when his shot on No. 9 hit the pin in the air before bouncing away.