Esther Henseleit

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Esther Henseleit
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Henseleit in August 2018
Personal information
Born (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 26)
Varel, Germany
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Hamburg, Germany
Career
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s) Ladies European Tour (joined 2019)
LPGA Tour (joined 2020)
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour2
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship 7th: 2024
Women's PGA C'ship T12: 2025
U.S. Women's Open T22: 2025
Women's British Open T23: 2025
Evian Championship T7: 2024
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit 		2019
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year 		2019
Medal record
Women's Golf
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Individual

Esther Henseleit (born 14 January 1999) is a German professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. She won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Amateur career

Henseleit attended Freie Waldorfschule Oldenburg and played for Golfclub am Meer before switching to Hamburg Golf Club in 2013. She joined the German national team in 2014 and finished third at the 2016 International Amateur Championship. In 2017 she was selected for the Junior Solheim Cup and in 2018 she was runner-up at the European Ladies Amateur Championship, one stroke behind Celia Barquín. She won the 2018 German National Amateur and the German Team Amateur Championship as well as the European Ladies' Club Trophy with Hamburg GC. [1]

Professional career

Henseleit turned professional in January 2019 (with an EGA handicap of +7.1) after finishing third at Qualifying School for the 2019 Ladies European Tour. [1] She won the Skaftö Open on the LET Access Series and qualified for the 2019 U.S. Women's Open at a sectional qualifying tournament. [1]

Henseleit finished second at four LET tournaments, the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic, La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational, Ladies European Thailand Championship and the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open, one stroke behind Carlota Ciganda. In December, with her maiden LET win at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open, she secured both LET Order of Merit and LET Rookie of the Year, becoming only the third player after Laura Davies in 1985 and Carlota Ciganda in 2012 to manage this feat. [2]

In November 2019, Henseleit gained 2020 LPGA Tour membership through Q-Series. [3]

In February 2022, she successfully defended her title at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open. [4]

Amateur wins

Source: [5]

Professional wins (3)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
18 Dec 2019 Magical Kenya Ladies Open 69-70-71-64=274−141 stroke Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok
213 Feb 2022 Magical Kenya Ladies Open 74-73-69-70=286−21 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Marta Sanz Barrio

Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Pano
Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley 		Pano won with birdie on third extra hole
Henseleit eliminated by birdie on first hole

LET Access Series (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Jun 2019 Skaftö Open 64-68-64=196−111 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Lynn Carlsson

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2019202020212022202320242025
Chevron Championship T51CUTCUT 7 T18
U.S. Women's Open T30CUTT51T22
Women's PGA Championship CUTT15CUTT30T14T12
The Evian Championship CUTNTT60T27T14 T7 T49
Women's British Open CUTCUTCUTT54CUTT37T23
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00001253
U.S. Women's Open 00000143
Women's PGA Championship 00000364
The Evian Championship 00001265
Women's British Open 00000173
Totals0000292818

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nd3rdTop
10s		Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2020 930000T5117,70513473.57124
2021 191400044435,0294870.4827
2022 25120011T3224,0538871.8194
2023 23160112T2614,3624570.9544
2024 2419010421,079,2093071.1545
Totals^100640221122,370,358185

^ Official as of 2024 season [6] [7] [8]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [5]

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career31–1–10–0–11–1–00–0–01.550.0
2024 31–1–10–0–1 tied w/ An. Lee 1–1–0 lost w/ C. Hull 3&2
won w/ C. Hull 1 up		0–0–01.550.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "German National Team: Esther Henseleit". golf.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Esther Henseleit wins LET order of merit with Kenyan victory". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "LPGA Q-School: Esther Henseleit Secures Tour Card". GolfPost.de (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ladies European Tour: Esther Henseleit gewinnt zum Saisonauftakt in Kenia" (in German). Golfpost. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Esther Henseleit". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Esther Henseleit stats". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Esther Henseleit results". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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