the par 3 contest is played every year on eve of the masters tournament .
world 's best players take on a nine-hole course with wives , girlfriends , friends and their kids as caddies .
tiger woods and bubba watson were some of the many who brought the whole family along to play .
rory mcilroy brought one direction 's niall horan to caddie the contest .
the masters tournament kicks off thursday at 8 am in augusta , georgia .