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 25)
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 T15: 2021
U.S. Women's Open T30: 2019
Women's British Open CUT: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Evian Championship T14: 2023
Achievements and awards
Ladies European Tour
Order of Merit
2019
Ladies European Tour
Rookie of the Year
2019

Esther Henseleit (born 14 January 1999) is a German professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour.

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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

Team appearances

Amateur

Source: [5]

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References

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  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.