Who's who: Esther Henseleit

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Who's who: Esther Henseleit

  • Name:

    Esther Henseleit
  • Country:

    Germany
  • Born:

    Jan 14, 1999 in Varel, Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany.
  • Original/Home Club:

    Golfclub am Meer / Hamburg (Falkenstein).
  • Occupation:

    Professional golfer.
  • Turned Pro:

    2019 (+7.1 hcp)

Roll of Honour

Solheim Cup player (2024). Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year and Order of Merit winner (2019).

Did you know?

Following an excellent amateur career, Henseleit launched into her professional career in 2019 in dramatic style. Nine top ten finishes during her first season as a pro on the Ladies European Tour culminated in winning the season-ending Kenya Ladies Open. With that win came enough points not only to win the Tour's Rookie of the Year Award, but also the Tour's season-long Order of Merit ... a feat only previously accomplished by Laura Davies (1985) and Carlota Ciganda (2012).

Top tournaments won by Esther Henseleit

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Henseleit, Esther

Score

286 (-2)

Prize money

€45,000

Title sponsor

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Played as the Magical Kenya Ladies Open (Feb 10-13; Ladies European Tour season-opener). Second-placed Marta Sanz Barrio (Esp) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Esther Henseleit (Ger), who recorded her second LET win. [Baobab course, Vipingo Ridge Resort, Kikambala, Kenya].

2019
Awards
743.06 pts
€208,659
LET

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Henseleit, Esther

Venue

Score

743.06 pts

Prize money

€208,659

Title sponsor

LET

20-year-old Henseleit (Ger) won the LET season-long points chase, to capture the Tour's 2019 Order of Merit and €20,000 bonus. Henseleit accumulated 743.06 points (earning €208,777 in the process). Second was Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 694.44 pts (earnings €174,455); third was Christine Wolf (Aut) 536.65 pts (earnings €138,156). Carlota Ciganda (Esp) was the No.1 money winner in 2019, with earnings of €247,668 from the Tour. Henseleit emulated Laura Davies (Eng; 1985) and Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012) in winning both the LET's Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year award in the same season.

2019
Awards
743.06 pts
see Score
LET

Category

Awards

Winner (holder)

Henseleit, Esther

Venue

Score

743.06 pts

Prize money

see Score

Title sponsor

LET

20-year-old Henseleit (Ger) won the 2019 Rookie of the Year Award as the Ladies European Tour's leading first-season player; she also topped the Tour's Order of Merit, accumulating 743.06 points during the season (and earning €208,777 in the process). In the LET's 41-year history, only Laura Davies (Eng; 1985) and Carlota Ciganda (Esp; 2012) had won the Tour's Order of Merit in their rookie year.

2019
Africa
274 (-14)
€45,000
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Henseleit, Esther

Score

274 (-14)

Prize money

€45,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Magical Kenya Ladies Open (Dec 5-8; LET season-ending event). Second-placed Aditi Ashok (India) finished 1 shot behind 20-year-old Esther Henseleit (Ger), who recorded her first Ladies European Tour win in her 18th start on the Tour. With the win Henseleit also scooped the LET Rookie of the Year award, and the 2019 LET Order of Merit. [Vipingo Ridge Resort, Kikambala, Kenya].

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