- More than 40 hours of live coverage over four days begins Thursday, August 29, at approximately 8 a.m. ET
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NORTON, Mass., August 28, 2024 – ESPN+ will stream live featured group coverage of the LPGA Tour’s FM Championship, an event in its inaugural year on the LPGA Tour. Featured Groups coverage starts tomorrow, Thursday, August 29, at approximately 8 a.m. ET, from TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.
- This week’s players vie for the first FM Championship title and one the season’s largest LPGA Tour purses of $3.8 million
- Streaming more than 40 hours of coverage across all four days of the tournament, ESPN+ will present two Featured Groups from both the morning and afternoon waves each day.
Fans can expect in-depth commentary and analysis from renowned hosts and analysts during ESPN+ coverage at the FM Championship. Will Haskett will headline the coverage alongside analyst Amanda Blumenhurst with on-course reports and live player interviews by Amy Rogers and LPGA Tour athlete Emma Talley.
FEATURED GROUPS | Thursday, August 29
Coverage begins at approximately 8 a.m. ET
Morning Wave
Lexi Thompson/Jeeno Thitikul/Nasa Hataoka | 7:59 a.m. ET
- Lexi Thompson – No. 46 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 39 in the Race to the CME Globe, 11-time LPGA Tour winner, major champion (2014 Chevron Championship), six-time U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) and was just announced as a 2024 captain's pick, two-time Olympian (2016, 2020)
- Jeeno Thitikul – No. 15 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 12 in the Race to the CME Globe, three-time LPGA Tour winner, Olympian (2024)
- Nasa Hataoka – No. 29 in Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 40 in Race to the CME Globe, six-time LPGA Tour winner, Olympian (2020)
Rose Zhang/Celine Boutier/Amy Yang | 8:10 a.m. ET
- Rose Zhang – No. 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 15 in the Race to the CME Globe, two-time LPGA Tour winner, U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2023) and automatically qualified for the 2024 team , Olympian (2024)
- Celine Boutier – No. 9 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 34 in the Race to the CME Globe, six-time LPGA Tour winner, major champion (2023 Amundi Evian Championship), three-time European Solheim Cup team member (2019, 2021, 2023) and automatically qualified for the 2024 team, two-time Olympian (2020, 2024)
- Amy Yang – No. 5 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 28 in the Race to the CME Globe, six-time LPGA Tour winner, major champion (2024 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), two-time Olympian (2016, 2024)
Afternoon Wave
Sarah Schmelzel/Haeran Ryu/Ashleigh Buhai| 12:59 p.m. ET
- Sarah Schmelzel – No. 61 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 24 in the Race to the CME Globe, captain’s pick for the 2024 U.S. Solheim Cup team
- Haeran Ryu – No. 18 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 6 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G)
- Ashleigh Buhai– No. 55 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 79 in the Race to the CME Globe, two-time LPGA Tour winner, major champion (2022 AIG Women’s Open), two-time Olympian (2016, 2024)
Grace Kim/Allisen Corpuz/Andrea Lee | 1:10 p.m. ET
- Grace Kim– No. 70 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 42 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2023 LOTTE Championship)
- Allisen Corpuz – No. 28 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 50 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner and major champion (2023 U.S. Women’s Open), U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2023) and automatically qualified for the 2024 team
- Andrea Lee – No. 43 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 23 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2022 Portland Classic), U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2023) and automatically qualified for the 2024 team
FEATURED GROUPS | Friday, August 30
Coverage begins at approximately 8 a.m. ET
Morning Wave
Megan Khang/Yuka Saso/Hannah Green | 7:59 a.m. ET
- Megan Khang – No. 21 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 16 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2023 CPKC Women’s Open), three-time U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2019, 2021, 2023) and automatically qualified for the 2024 team
- Yuka Saso – No. 12 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 17 in the Race to the CME Globe, two-LPGA Tour winner and two-time major champion (2021 and 2024 U.S. Women’s Open), two-time Olympian (2020, 2024)
- Hannah Green – No. 7 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 5 in the Race to the CME Globe, five-LPGA Tour winner and major champion (2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), two-time Olympian (2020, 2024)
Jin Young Ko/Alexa Pano/Alison Lee | 8:10 a.m. ET
- Jin Young Ko – No. 6 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 21 in the Race to the CME Globe, 15-LPGA Tour winner, two-time major champion (2019 Chevron Championship, Amundi Evian Championship), Olympian (2020, 2024)
- Alexa Pano – No. 87 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 53 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational)
- Alison Lee – No. 25 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 49 in the Race to the CME Globe, U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2015) and automatically qualified for the 2024 team
Afternoon Wave
Jennifer Kupcho/Madlene Sagstrom/Cheyenne Knight | 12:59 p.m. ET
- Jennifer Kupcho – No. 53 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 22 in the Race to the CME Globe, three-time LPGA Tour winner, major champion (2022 Chevron Championship), two-time U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2021, 2023) and was just announced as a 2024 captain's pick
- Madelene Sagstrom – No. 39 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 32 in the Race to the CME Globe, three-time European Solheim Cup team member (2017, 2021, 2023) and automatically qualified for the 2024 team, Olympian (2020)
- Cheyenne Knight – No. 97 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 76 in the Race to the CME Globe, two-time LPGA Tour winner, U.S. Solheim Cup team member (2023)
Lauren Coughlin/Elizabeth Szokol/Bailey Tardy | 1:10 p.m. ET
- Lauren Coughlin – No. 14 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 4 in the Race to the CME Globe, two-time LPGA Tour winner, automatically qualified for the 2024 U.S. Solheim Cup team
- Elizabeth Szokol – No. 214 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 112 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2023 Dow Championship)
- Bailey Tardy – No. 118 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 55 in the Race to the CME Globe, LPGA Tour winner (2024 Blue Bay LPGA)
LPGA Tour on ESPN+
The FM Championship on ESPN+ is part of a two-year deal announced in November 2023 in which ESPN+ is presenting live featured group coverage of eight LPGA Tour tournaments through the 2025 season. Following The Chevron Championship and the Cognizant Founders Cup, the FM Championship is the third of four LPGA Tour events on ESPN+ this season. The CME Group Tour Championship in November will round out this year’s LPGA Tour featured group coverage on ESPN+.
This latest deal continues a longstanding relationship between the LPGA Tour and ESPN.
- In 2022, ESPN+ streamed the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G.
- ESPN televised a schedule of regular LPGA Tour events from 1979-2009, and ABC covered the CME Group Tour Championship from 2015-2018.
- ESPN aired the first two rounds of the AIG British Open from 1982-2002 and all four rounds from 2010-2015, as well as the first two rounds of the U.S. Women’s Open from 1982-2014.
- The first golf ever televised on ESPN was the LPGA Sahara Open on Sept. 8, 1979, ESPN’s second day on air.
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