After a month of high-stakes golf in Europe, the ladies tour heads back to the states for the inaugural edition of the FM Championship. The new LPGA event will be contested at TPC Boston, the former host of the PGA Tour’s annual Labor Day weekend tournament.
The new Baystate stop will feature a field of 144 players vying for a share of one of the biggest purses on the tour in 2024: $3.8 million.
The FM Championship is the 24th event of the current LPGA season, and the final tournament before next month’s highly anticipated Solheim Cup.
The Skinny
Tournament: FM Championship
Dates:Â Aug 29-Sep 1, 2024
Where: Norton, MA
Course:Â TPC Boston
Distance: Par 72, 6,598 yards
Architect: Arnold Palmer (2002)
Re-Design: Gil Hanse (2007)
Format: 72-holes, stroke play, 36-hole cut
Purse: $3,800,000
Winning Share: $570,000
Defending Champion:Â Inaugural event
Marquee Players: Jin Young Ko, Atthaya Thitikul, Haeran Ryu, Xiyu Lin, Lauren Coughlin, Rose Zhang, Hannah Green, Moriya Jutanugarn, Amy Yang, Yuka Saso
How to Follow the FM Championship
TELEVISION: Thu-Fri: 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Peacock), 7-9 p.m. (GOLF Channel Replay); Sat: 2:30-5:30 p.m. (Peacock & GOLF Channel); Sun: 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Peacock & GOLF Channel)
STREAM FEATURED GROUPS: Thu-Fri: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (ESPN+); Sat: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (ESPN+); Sun: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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Course History: TPC Boston
Established in 2002, TPC Boston was originally designed by Arnold Palmer and redesigned in 2007 by Gil Hanse in collaboration with PGA Tour player Brad Faxon.
TPC Boston has hosted 17 PGA Tour events including the Deutsche Bank Championship (2003-2016), Dell Technologies Championship (2017-18) and The Northern Trust (2020).
Past champions at TPC Boston include multi-major winners like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, and Bryson DeChambeau.
For this week’s LPGA championship, the course will play to a par 72 stretching to 6,598 yards.
This is the first time TPC Boston has hosted an event on the LPGA Tour. In fact, the 2024 FM Championship is just the second LPGA Tour event to be held at a TPC course. The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown was held at TPC Harding Park in 2023. The Kroger Queen City Championship will be held at TPC River’s Bend in Cincinnati for the first time in September.
Full Field & Odds
The 2024 FM Championship field includes 56 LPGA Tour winners, headlined by 15-time champion Jin Young Ko. The former world No. 1 will be joined by two-time 2024 winners Hannah Green and Lauren Coughlin.
Green and Coughlin are two of ten 2024 LPGA Tour winners in the FM Championship field, along with Moriya Jutanugarn, Yuka Saso, Linnea Strom, Bailey Tardy, Jeeno Thitikul, Chanettee Wannasaen, Amy Yang and Rose Zhang.
Top-5 Favorites
1. Atthaya Thitikul (10-1)
2. Haeran Ryu (16-1)
2. Jin Young Ko (16-1)
2. Rose Zhang (16-1)
5. Lauren Coughlin (20-1)
5. Xiyu Lin (20-1)
