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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 Henseleit in August 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1999 Varel, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Hamburg, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2019) LPGA Tour (joined 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||
| Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | 7th: 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T14: 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T30: 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T37: 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | T7: 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Amateur career
editHenseleit 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
editHenseleit 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
edit- 2014 German National Girls Championship
- 2018 German National Amateur, European Ladies' Club Trophy
Source:[5]
Professional wins (3)
editLadies European Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Dec 2019 | Magical Kenya Ladies Open | 69-70-71-64=274 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Aditi Ashok
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| 2 | 13 Feb 2022 | Magical Kenya Ladies Open | 74-73-69-70=286 | −2 | 1 stroke |  Marta Sanz Barrio
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Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 2023 | ISPS Handa World Invitational |  Alexa Pano  Gabriella Cowley
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Pano won with birdie on third extra hole Henseleit eliminated by birdie on first hole |
LET Access Series (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 15 Jun 2019 | Skaftö Open | 64-68-64=196 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Lynn Carlsson
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Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order.
| ! Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| Chevron Championship | T51 | CUT | CUT | 7 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T30 | CUT | T51 | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T15 | CUT | T30 | T14 | |
| The Evian Championship | CUT | NT | T60 | T27 | T14 | T7 |
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | T54 | CUT | T37 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
LPGA Tour career summary
edit| Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
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| 2020 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 17,705 | 134 | 73.57 | 124 |
| 2021 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 435,029 | 48 | 70.48 | 27 |
| 2022 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | T3 | 224,053 | 88 | 71.81 | 94 |
| 2023 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | T2 | 614,362 | 45 | 70.95 | 44 |
| 2024 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 883,605 | 25 | 71.59 | 57 |
| Totals^ | 93 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2,174,754 | 204 |
^ Official as of 19 August 2024[6][7][8]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Girls' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2014, 2015, 2017
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Germany): 2016, 2018
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Germany): 2016, 2018
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2017
Source:[5]
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing Europe): 2024
Solheim Cup record
edit| Year | Total matches |
Total W–L–H |
Singles W–L–H |
Foursomes W–L–H |
Fourballs W–L–H |
Points won |
Points % |
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| Career | 3 | 1–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 1.5 | 50.0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 0–0–1 tied w/ An. Lee | 1–1–0 lost w/ C. Hull 3&2 won w/ C. Hull 1 up |
0–0–0 | 1.5 | 50.0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "German National Team: Esther Henseleit". golf.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Esther Henseleit wins LET order of merit with Kenyan victory". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "LPGA Q-School: Esther Henseleit Secures Tour Card". GolfPost.de (in German). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour: Esther Henseleit gewinnt zum Saisonauftakt in Kenia" (in German). Golfpost. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Esther Henseleit". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Esther Henseleit stats". LPGA. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Esther Henseleit results". LPGA. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
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- Esther Henseleit on Instagram
- Esther Henseleit at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Esther Henseleit at the LPGA Tour official site
- Esther Henseleit at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site