NORTON — Fans who cannot make it to TPC Boston for next week’s FM Championship will still have more ways than ever to follow the action from home, with a series of broadcast upgrades designed to make LPGA coverage more immersive and informative.
Speaking during Tuesday’s FM Championship media availability, Dave Johnson, FM Senior Vice President and Chief Client Experience Officer, said FM has worked with the LPGA to significantly improve the television experience across the tour.
Johnson said every U.S. LPGA Tour event and every round is being televised live this year, giving viewers more opportunities to watch tournaments from start to finish.
The broadcast operation has also expanded its technology. According to Johnson, the number of cameras used for LPGA coverage has increased by 50%, including additional slow-motion cameras. Broadcasts are also using more microphones, drones, camera angles and shot-tracing technology.
Those changes are intended to give viewers a closer look at the competition even if they are unable to attend in person.
The FM Championship will also serve as the debut site for two additional broadcast enhancements next week.
Johnson said one of those features will be putt tracing, while the other will use OptiMotion technology to identify different parts of a golfer’s body during a swing. The technology will allow viewers to examine swing mechanics and compare movement with what Johnson described as an ideal technical swing.
The new features build on FM’s broader investment in the LPGA’s broadcast product. Johnson said FM announced a partnership last November aimed specifically at introducing new technology and expanding the visibility of women’s golf.
The upgrades come as the FM Championship prepares for what organizers expect to be its strongest field yet. The tournament returns to TPC Boston for its third edition after being named Tournament of the Year at the 2025 LPGA Gold Driver Awards.
Johnson said FM viewed that recognition not as a finish line, but as a reason to continue improving the event.
“Last year’s success is not a place to stop,” Johnson said. “It really just becomes the platform for your next move.”
While fans at TPC Boston will be able to watch the tournament from alongside the course, the expanded television production is aimed at bringing more of that experience to viewers watching elsewhere.
For fans who do not have the time to spend a full day at the course, the combination of live coverage, additional cameras, shot tracing, enhanced audio and new swing-analysis technology will provide another way to follow many of the world’s top female golfers throughout tournament week.
The 2026 FM Championship begins Thursday, Aug. 27 at TPC Boston in Norton and continues through Sunday.
