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Sunday 31 August 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Wang wins FM Championship
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August 2025 · Miranda Wang’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $4,100,000 USD · FM
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/10°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 42 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/12°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/11°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jeeno Thitikul THA · 269World No. 1 closed with 67 to finish one shot behind the rookie, who had led by three entering the final round. ASAP Sports transcript: FM Championship, August 31 - Miranda Wang (press conference)
144 started · cut -2, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
FM Championship
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miranda Wang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 August 2025
Honestly, on the back nine of my first round I started hitting really good shots and it was -- the shots and putts were going so well for me I feel like this could be my week
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 August 2025
I think it's a great honor for me to play against the best in the world. I know Jeeno just recently became world No. 1 again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 August 2025
I can't be No. 1 for the rest of my life.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miranda Wang | 66 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Jeeno Thitikul | 69 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Sei Young Kim | 65 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Andrea Lee | 67 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Jin Hee Im | 68 · 71 · 72 · 62 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Rose Zhang | 70 · 64 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Miyu Yamashita | 71 · 66 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Caley McGinty | 68 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Hye-Jin Choi | 70 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Nasa Hataoka | 73 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Kumkang Park | 71 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Celine Borge | 70 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1999-02-11, Beijing, China; CHN; turned pro 2020; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 187 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-08-25 (published by LPGA.com), row: 187 ‐4 +192 Wang, Miranda ‐ 4391 CHN 44 30.9240 0.7028).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet