The tournament runs Thursday through Sunday at TPC Boston and the high level of competition is brought on by its sparkling reputation. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe girls love coming to this event,\u201d said Rockland native Megan Khang, who is an FM ambassador and is playing in her third FM Championship. \u201cIt\u2019s a tournament that you don\u2019t want to miss, so it\u2019s really cool to see that a lot of the top players are coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
The purse of $4.4 million \u2014 up from $3.8 million in the tournament\u2019s inaugural year in 2024 \u2014 is the sixth largest on this year\u2019s LPGA Tour schedule, trailing only the JM Eagle LA Championship ($4.75 million) among non-majors.<\/p>\n
Players receive significant perks for their participation, including complimentary hotel rooms, flight vouchers, courtesy cars, and Uber gift cards. FM also provides a $1,000 stipend to golfers who miss the cut, helping to offset some of the upfront costs golfers face<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s all part of FM\u2019s effort to make New England\u2019s LPGA Tour stop one that players \u201cwill come back to year after year,\u201d said Dave Johnson, FM\u2019s senior vice president and chief client experience officer.<\/p>\n \u201cFM elevates the game, right?\u201d Korda said. \u201cThey elevate the player experience. When you talk about [the] purse, too, it\u2019s one of our larger purses, as well. That usually always draws a bigger field.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it\u2019s also about the way that they treat their players. And we know that FM has invested a lot into the LPGA, and we want to show up for them as they\u2019ve shown up for us.\u201d<\/p>\n Korda is the marquee star. Her four wins this season, including two majors, are more than any other player, and she has 10 top-10 finishes in 14 starts. <\/p>\n All that winning has earned her $6.2 million this year, bringing her career total to $22.3 million \u2014 just $269,328 from passing Annika Sorenstam to become the career leader on the LPGA Tour. <\/p>\n Korda could break that record, one Sorenstam has held for more than 25 years, with a third-place finish or better this week \u2014 an attainable result given her history of dominance. <\/p>\n Korda is joined in the field by other big names, including world No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul, No. 3 Haeran Ryu, young superstar Lottie Woad, and 11 of the 12 players on the United States Solheim Cup team.<\/p>\n Two Massachusetts natives \u2014 Khang and Alexa Pano of Westborough \u2014 are in as well. <\/p>\n Khang, who on Monday was named a captain\u2019s pick for the Solheim Cup, has made the cut in both previous FM Championship appearances, finishing tied for 35th in 2024 and tied for 24th in 2025.<\/p>\n While she has only played TPC Boston a handful of times outside her FM Championship appearances, Khang is relishing the opportunity to compete in her home state. She chose to stay at her house \u2014 adding a few minutes to her commute to the course \u2014 rather than accepting the free hotel room FM offered. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always considered a home game if you can sleep in your own bed,\u201d Khang said. <\/p>\n Khang, 28 and in her 11th year on Tour, has struggled this season, making just nine cuts in 17 starts. Her best finish was tied for 12th at the Mizuho Americas Open in May. <\/p>\n So if sleeping in her own bed gives her a leg up against one of the toughest non-major fields this season, she\u2019ll take it. <\/p>\n Emma Healy can be reached at emma.healy@globe.com<\/a> or on X @ByEmmaHealy<\/a>.<\/p>\n