Is there a Par-3 Jinx?

There's never a good way of knowing who's playing in the Par-3 Contest, because golfers sign up at random. One thing is for certain: The Par-3 Jinx lives.

Since the event's beginning in 1960, no player has won the Par-3 Contest and then gone on to win the green jacket in the same year. Luke Donald came close last year, finishing fourth in the big tournament. Donald declared he's not playing in the nine-hole event today.

At oddschecker.com, one gambling outlet is offering 4-6 odds on two or more holes in one later today. Two holes that could give up several aces are Nos. 2 and 9.

Also, the website lists to gambling sites that offer 25-1 and 30-1 odds that the Par-3 winner will go on to claim golf's first major of the season.