The inaugural FM Championship kicks off Labor Day weekend to celebrate the The newly created tournament will feature a field of 144 players competing for a $3.8 million purse, one of the largest prize fund on the LPGA Tour outside of the majors and tour championship.
The 2024 competition, which kicks off a five-year partnership between the two organizations, marks FM’s first major sports sponsorship. Fenway Sports Management helped secure FM’s sponsorship of the championship as part of a commercial alliance with the LPGA formed earlier this year.
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The BJ’s Charity Championship fuels the mission of the BJ’s Charitable Foundation which brings a fresh approach to nourishing our communities and helping families thrive. BJ’s Charitable Foundation supports organizations that help families meet their essential needs, including fresh food, education and wellness.
Established in 2004 by BJ’s Wholesale Club, the BJ’s Charitable Foundation provides essentials needs to families in the local communities BJ’s members and team members live and work. Through local and national non-profit partnerships, the Foundation focuses its giving efforts on three main pillars: hunger relief, education and health and wellness. Learn more at https://www.bjs.com/esg
Six LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame members will headline this year’s field at the BJ’s Charity Championship presented by Kimberly-Clark, including Pat Bradley, Jan Stephenson, Amy Alcott, Hollis Stacy, Juli Inkster and Laura Davies. The 7th annual team event will showcase the talents of 24 Legends of the LPGA and is set for Friday, September 6 at The Ridge Club in Sandwich, Mass. Defending champions Jane Blalock of Cambridge, Mass. and Patrica-Meunier Lebouc of Dijon, France are also in the field, along with newcomers to the event, Angela Stanford and Charlötta Sorenstam. Admission is free. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. There is no parking at The Ridge Club, but fans can park for free next door at Holly Ridge Golf Course where shuttles will be available to and from the main tournament entrance. Tee times featuring six foursomes run from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Hole 1. Play is expected to finish at approximately 3:30 p.m. A trophy ceremony will immediately follow play on the 18th green.
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The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship originated in 1987 as a result of a need to provide a national competitive arena for amateurs age 25 and older. By 1987, it had become increasingly difficult for female amateur golfers beyond college to compete equitably with their collegiate counterparts, for whom golf was nearly a full-time vocation.
The inaugural Women’s Mid-Amateur attracted 320 entries, only 22 fewer than the number that had entered the 1987 Women’s Amateur a few weeks earlier.
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