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Esther Henseleit

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Esther Henseleit
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 nationality Germany
ResidenceHamburg, 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 Championship7th: 2024
Women's PGA C'shipT14: 2024
U.S. Women's OpenT30: 2019
Women's British OpenT37: 2024
Evian ChampionshipT7: 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  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 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.

Amateur career

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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

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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

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  • 2014 German National Girls Championship
  • 2018 German National Amateur, European Ladies' Club Trophy

Source:[5]

Professional wins (3)

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Ladies European Tour wins (2)

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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 India Aditi Ashok
2 13 Feb 2022 Magical Kenya Ladies Open 74-73-69-70=286 −2 1 stroke Spain Marta Sanz Barrio

Ladies European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational United States Alexa Pano
England Gabriella Cowley 		Pano won with birdie on third extra hole
Henseleit eliminated by birdie on first hole

LET Access Series (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 15 Jun 2019 Skaftö Open 64-68-64=196 −11 1 stroke Sweden Lynn Carlsson

Results in LPGA majors

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

LPGA Tour career summary

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Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10s		 Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
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

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Amateur

Source:[5]

Professional

Solheim Cup record

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Year Total
matches		 Total
W–L–H		 Singles
W–L–H		 Foursomes
W–L–H		 Fourballs
W–L–H		 Points
won		 Points
%
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

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Esther Henseleit". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Esther Henseleit stats". LPGA. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Esther Henseleit results". LPGA. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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