After several tournaments in Europe in recent weeks, the LPGA Tour is returning to the US for the inaugural FM Championship at TPC Boston.
There, the field will compete for the biggest purse in a regular event on the LPGA Tour so far this season, $3.8m.
That’s thanks to the July announcement that sponsor, commercial property insurer FM had added $300,000 to the payout. Not only that but over the course of the five-year partnership, the purse will increase each year until it eventually reaches $5m.
This year’s figure surpasses the previous highest for a regular event on the LPGA Tour so far this season, $3.75m at the JM Eagle LA Championship.
Unusually, for those missing the cut, there will also be a stipend of $1,000 while there is complimentary hotel accommodation for the players.
As well as the prize money, there are also 500 Race to the CME Globe points on offer to this week’s winner.
The winner’s earnings weren’t confirmed at the time of writing, but based on the standard percentage distribution, the figure would be $570,000.
Below is the primary breakdown for the FM Championship (based on the LPGA Tour standard percentage distribution).
FM Championship Prize Money Payout
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $570,000 |
| 2nd | $358,436 |
| 3rd | $260,020 |
| 4th | $201,146 |
| 5th | $161,900 |
| 6th | $132,463 |
| 7th | $110,877 |
| 8th | $97,141 |
| 9th | $87,329 |
| 10th | $79,478 |
| 11th | $73,589 |
| 12th | $68,683 |
| 13th | $64,366 |
| 14th | $60,442 |
| 15th | $56,909 |
| 16th | $53,769 |
| 17th | $51,023 |
| 18th | $48,668 |
| 19th | $46,707 |
| 20th | $45,135 |
| 21st | $43,567 |
| 22nd | $41,996 |
| 23rd | $40,427 |
| 24th | $38,855 |
| 25th | $37,483 |
| 26th | $36,110 |
| 27th | $34,733 |
| 28th | $33,361 |
| 29th | $31,988 |
| 30th | $30,810 |
| 31st | $29,632 |
| 32nd | $28,454 |
| 33rd | $27,277 |
| 34th | $26,098 |
| 35th | $25,120 |
| 36th | $24,137 |
| 37th | $23,158 |
| 38th | $22,176 |
| 39th | $21,193 |
| 40th | $20,409 |
| 41st | $19,625 |
| 42nd | $18,841 |
| 43rd | $18,054 |
| 44th | $17,269 |
| 45th | $16,680 |
| 46th | $16,092 |
| 47th | $15,502 |
| 48th | $14,913 |
| 49th | $14,324 |
| 50th | $13,736 |
| 51st | $13,346 |
| 52nd | $12,951 |
| 53rd | $12,558 |
| 54th | $12,168 |
| 55th | $11,774 |
| 56th | $11,380 |
| 57th | $10,991 |
| 58th | $10,596 |
| 59th | $10,206 |
| 60th | $9,812 |
| 61st | $9,618 |
| 62nd | $9,419 |
| 63rd | $9,223 |
| 64th | $9,029 |
| 65th | $8,829 |
| Row 65 – Cell 0 | Row 65 – Cell 1 |
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