December 05-08
Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi, Kenya
โฌ300,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Scores
Esther Henseleit carded a course record eight under par 64 to win the inaugural Magical Kenya Ladies Open presented by Safaricomโs M-Pesa by one shot and clinch the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit title on a dramatic final day at Vipingo Ridge near Mombasa.
The 20-year-old first-year professional golfer from Hamburg became only the third player in the 41-year history of the Ladies European Tour to capture the Order of Merit and Rookie of the Year titles in the same season, following Dame Laura Davies in 1985 and Carlota Ciganda, in 2012.
Victory saw Henseleit leapfrog Marianne Skarpnord as the European No 1 and become the first German player to win either the Order of Merit or Rookie of the Year titles.
Henseleit posted eight birdies on the Baobab Course at Vipingo Ridge to post a winning total of 14 under par, one better than Indiaโs Aditi Ashok, who shot 65. Overnight leader Julia Engstrรถm ended third after a 74.
🏆 ESTHER HENSELEIT 🏆
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) December 8, 2019
Esther fires a final round 6⃣4⃣ to win @KenyaLadiesOpen on -14
1⃣ Magical Kenya Ladies Open
1⃣ Order of Merit
1⃣ Rookie of the Year
A simply sensational rookie season. Massive congratulations Esther 🙌🏻#MKLO2019 #PlayGlobalwithMPesa pic.twitter.com/r3CfPKYtpf
Henseleit started the day seven strokes behind Engstrรถm but quickly made a charge with birdies on the first, fourth, sixth, seventh and ninth holes to get within two of Engstrรถm at the turn.
Engstrรถm three-putted the 10th as Henseleit birdied the 11th and the pair were tied on 12 under par. Henseleit pulled one stroke ahead with a birdie from six feet on the 13th hole and then went two clear after Engstrรถm bogeyed the 13th.
Henseleit added an eighth birdie from four feet at the 15th to move three strokes clear, but saw her lead cut to one as Ashok birdied the 16th and 18th.
Henseleit ended with three pars to ensure her first Ladies European Tour title, following a breakthrough professional win earlier this year on the LET Access Series, in the Skaftรถ Open.
Henseleit said: โTo close the season with a win is the best feeling I could imagine. To be the Order of Merit winner and Rookie of the Year is just unbelievable.
โYesterday, after my round, I was a bit disappointed but I just tried to do everything better today. I definitely tried to win, although I knew it would be really hard.
โAfter nine holes, I saw I was two shots back and I knew it was possible.
โI just tried to make a lot of birdies and I hit some great iron shots and gave myself many short birdie putts. The course was beautiful and it played a bit easier today, because the greens were softer. I did the best I could.โ
🚨 LET HISTORY 🚨
— Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) December 8, 2019
1985 Dame Laura Davies 🏆🏆
2012 Carlota Ciganda 🏆🏆
2019 Esther Henseleit 🏆🏆
What an incredible achievement by Esther Henseleit winning the Order of Merit & Rookie of the Year. Only the third time that both titles have been won by the same player 🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/BiEubfVJ4v
Henseleit, who finished third at LET Qualifying School 12 months ago and turned professional in January with a handicap of +7.1, knew that she needed to win the Magical Kenya Ladies Open to snatch the Order of Merit and she delivered under pressure.
Her season included one win and eight further top-10 finishes, including four second places in the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic, La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational, Ladies European Thailand Championship and Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open.
She said: โItโs been a great year on the Ladies European Tour. Itโs a really friendly tour and itโs been great to travel the world each week with all the other golfers.โ
Winners of the Order of Merit | LET Rookie of the Year Winners |
1979 Catherine Panton-Lewis 1980 Muriel Thomson 1981 Jenny Lee Smith 1982 Jenny Lee Smith 1983 Muriel Thomson 1984 Dale Reid 1985 Laura Davies 1986 Laura Davies 1987 Dale Reid 1988 Marie-Laure Taya 1989 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi 1990 Trish Johnson 1991 Corinne Dibnah £89,058.00 1992 Laura Davies £66,333.00 1993 Karen Lunn £81,266.00 1994 Liselotte Neumann £102,750.00 1995 Annika Sorenstam £130,324.00 1996 Laura Davies £110,880.00 1997 Alison Nicholas £94,589.00 1998 Helen Alfredsson £125,975.00 1999 Laura Davies £204,522.00 2000 Sophie Gustafson £208,288.00 2001 Raquel Carriedo £160,441.00 2002 Annika Sorenstam €455,567.99 2003 Annika Sorenstam €286,991.24 2004 Annika Sorenstam €368,264.22 2005 Iben Tinning €204,672.62 2006 Laura Davies €471,727.42 2007 Sophie Gustafson €222,081.47 2008 Gwladys Nocera €391,839.58 2009 Sophie Gustafson €281,315.00 2010 Lee-Anne Pace €339,517.77 2011 Ai Miyazato €363,079.68 2012 Carlota Ciganda €251,289.95 2013 Suzann Pettersen €518,448.81 2014 Charley Hull €247,616.69 2015 Shanshan Feng €399,213.41 2016 Beth Allen €313,079.27 2017 Georgia Hall €368,934.60 2018 Georgia Hall €512,101.73 / 667.73 points 2019 Esther Henseleit €208,659.94 / 743.06 points |
1984 Kitrina Douglas £19,900.00 1985 Laura Davies £21,736.00 1986 Patricia Gonzalez £7,570.00 1987 Trish Johnson £35,718.00 1988 Laurette Maritz £29,362.00 1989 Helen Alfredsson £20,355.00 1990 Pearl Sinn £28,407.00 1991 Helen Wadsworth £17,765.00 1992 Sandrine Mendiburu £26,896.00 1993 Annika Sorenstam £55,927.00 1994 Tracy Hanson £44,205.00 1995 Karrie Webb £90,556.00 1996 Anne-Marie Knight £31,322.00 1997 Anna Berg £19,333.00 1998 Laura Philo £26,574.00 1999 Elaine Ratcliffe £12,146.00 2000 Giulia Sergas £21,335.00 2001 Suzann Pettersen £129,546.00 2002 Kirsty S Taylor €52,903.90 2003 Rebecca Stevenson €70,065.38 2004 Minea Blomqvist €105,020.61 2005 Elisa Serramia €36,366.59 2006 Nikki Garrett €99,445.05 2007 Louise Stahle €79,678.66 2008 Melissa Reid €136,606.00 2009 Anna Nordqvist €100,966.44 2010 In-Kyung Kim €193,194.69 2011 Caroline Hedwall €278,528.87 2012 Carlota Ciganda €251,289.95 2013 Charley Hull €135,994.36 2014 Amy Boulden €83,982.17 2015 Emily Kristine Pedersen €171,688.41 2016 Aditi Ashok €206,664.97 2017 Georgia Hall €368,934.60 2018 Julia Engström €37,385.94 149.15 points 2019 Esther Henseleit €208,659.94 / 743.06 points |
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
Prize Money |
1 |
Esther Henseleit (GER) | -14 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
64 |
274 |
45,000.00 |
2 |
Aditi Ashok (IND) | -13 |
73 |
70 |
67 |
65 |
275 |
27,000.00 |
3 |
Julia Engstrom (SWE) | -11 |
67 |
66 |
70 |
74 |
277 |
18,000.00 |
4 |
Cheyenne Woods (USA) | -6 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
68 |
282 |
13,500.00 |
5 |
Astrid Vayson De Pradenne (FRA) | -5 |
69 |
74 |
67 |
73 |
283 |
10,800.00 |
6 |
Christine Wolf (AUT) | -4 |
73 |
71 |
66 |
74 |
284 |
9,300.00 |
7 |
Laura Fuenfstueck (GER) | -3 |
78 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
285 |
7,950.00 |
7 |
Gemma Dryburgh (SCO) | -3 |
74 |
73 |
68 |
70 |
285 |
7,950.00 |
9 |
Beth Allen (USA) | -1 |
73 |
72 |
75 |
67 |
287 |
6,900.00 |
9 |
Olivia Cowan (GER) | -1 |
79 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
287 |
6,900.00 |
9 |
Manon De Roey (BEL) | -1 |
72 |
73 |
71 |
71 |
287 |
6,900.00 |
12 |
Maria Hernandez (ESP) | Par |
75 |
72 |
72 |
69 |
288 |
5,850.00 |
12 |
Elia Folch (ESP) | Par |
74 |
70 |
71 |
73 |
288 |
5,850.00 |
12 |
Ursula Wikstrom (FIN) | Par |
71 |
68 |
75 |
74 |
288 |
5,850.00 |
12 |
Kylie Henry (SCO) | Par |
73 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
288 |
5,850.00 |
16 |
Lakareber Abe (USA) | 1 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
68 |
289 |
4,725.00 |
16 |
Diksha Dagar (IND) | 1 |
77 |
73 |
70 |
69 |
289 |
4,725.00 |
16 |
Liz Young (ENG) | 1 |
68 |
76 |
74 |
71 |
289 |
4,725.00 |
16 |
Noemi Jimenez Martin (ESP) | 1 |
78 |
73 |
66 |
72 |
289 |
4,725.00 |
16 |
Michele Thomson (SCO) | 1 |
72 |
68 |
75 |
74 |
289 |
4,725.00 |
16 |
Sanna Nuutinen (FIN) | 1 |
72 |
68 |
71 |
78 |
289 |
4,725.00 |
22 |
Sarah Schober (AUT) | 2 |
73 |
71 |
75 |
71 |
290 |
3,975.00 |
22 |
Camille Chevalier (FRA) | 2 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
71 |
290 |
3,975.00 |
22 |
Sian Evans (ENG) | 2 |
77 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
290 |
3,975.00 |
22 |
Kelsey Macdonald (SCO) | 2 |
71 |
68 |
75 |
76 |
290 |
3,975.00 |
26 |
Tonje Daffinrud (NOR) | 3 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
70 |
291 |
3,600.00 |
27 |
Sarina Schmidt (GER) (a) | 4 |
71 |
74 |
73 |
74 |
292 |
Amateur |
27 |
Becky Morgan (WAL) | 4 |
74 |
73 |
71 |
74 |
292 |
3,195.00 |
27 |
Tvesa Malik (IND) | 4 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
76 |
292 |
3,195.00 |
30 |
Eleanor Givens (ENG) | 5 |
79 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
293 |
2,925.00 |
30 |
Tiia Koivisto (FIN) | 5 |
74 |
70 |
75 |
74 |
293 |
2,925.00 |
30 |
Isabelle Boineau (FRA) | 5 |
74 |
75 |
70 |
74 |
293 |
2,925.00 |
30 |
Agathe Sauzon (FRA) | 5 |
76 |
72 |
70 |
75 |
293 |
2,925.00 |
34 |
Sophie Hausmann (GER) | 6 |
76 |
75 |
74 |
69 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Luiza Altmann (BRA) | 6 |
72 |
73 |
78 |
71 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) | 6 |
75 |
70 |
77 |
72 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Johanna Gustavsson (SWE) | 6 |
71 |
77 |
74 |
72 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Katja Pogacar (SLO) | 6 |
72 |
74 |
74 |
74 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Laura Gonzalez Escallon (BEL) | 6 |
79 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Meghan MacLaren (ENG) | 6 |
79 |
70 |
71 |
74 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Jessica Karlsson (SWE) | 6 |
76 |
74 |
70 |
74 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Georgia Iziemgbe Oboh (NGR) | 6 |
78 |
73 |
69 |
74 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Krista Bakker (FIN) | 6 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
75 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Elena Moosmann (SUI) (a) | 6 |
75 |
75 |
69 |
75 |
294 |
Amateur |
34 |
Lejan Lewthwaite (RSA) | 6 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
76 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Gemma Clews (ENG) | 6 |
73 |
74 |
70 |
77 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
34 |
Lydia Hall (WAL) | 6 |
74 |
75 |
66 |
79 |
294 |
2,162.31 |
48 |
Amy Boulden (WAL) | 7 |
73 |
73 |
76 |
73 |
295 |
1,590.00 |
48 |
Stacy Lee Bregman (RSA) | 7 |
74 |
72 |
76 |
73 |
295 |
1,590.00 |
50 |
Justine Dreher (FRA) | 8 |
72 |
74 |
77 |
73 |
296 |
1,440.00 |
50 |
Marta Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 8 |
76 |
71 |
76 |
73 |
296 |
1,440.00 |
50 |
Valdis Thora Jonsdottir (ISL) | 8 |
76 |
74 |
69 |
77 |
296 |
1,440.00 |
53 |
Astha Madan (IND) | 9 |
74 |
76 |
76 |
71 |
297 |
1,290.00 |
53 |
Patricia Sanz Barrio (ESP) | 9 |
76 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
297 |
1,290.00 |
55 |
Kiran Matharu (ENG) | 10 |
73 |
77 |
76 |
72 |
298 |
1,200.00 |
55 |
Verena Gimmy (GER) (a) | 10 |
73 |
76 |
73 |
76 |
298 |
Amateur |
57 |
Karolin Lampert (GER) | 11 |
73 |
75 |
73 |
78 |
299 |
1,140.00 |
58 |
Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) | 12 |
75 |
72 |
77 |
76 |
300 |
1,050.00 |
58 |
Maha Haddioui (MAR) | 12 |
76 |
75 |
73 |
76 |
300 |
1,050.00 |
60 |
Dulcie Sverdloff (ENG) | 13 |
75 |
76 |
75 |
75 |
301 |
945 |
60 |
Amy Walsh (AUS) | 13 |
71 |
76 |
78 |
76 |
301 |
945 |
60 |
Sarah Nilsson (SWE) | 13 |
71 |
76 |
76 |
78 |
301 |
945 |
60 |
Lina Boqvist (SWE) | 13 |
76 |
71 |
75 |
79 |
301 |
945 |
64 |
Inci Mehmet (ENG) | 14 |
73 |
78 |
76 |
75 |
302 |
840 |
64 |
Carolin Kauffmann (GER) | 14 |
79 |
70 |
76 |
77 |
302 |
840 |
64 |
Emma Nilsson (SWE) | 14 |
72 |
75 |
74 |
81 |
302 |
840 |
67 |
Isabella Deilert (SWE) | 16 |
71 |
76 |
78 |
79 |
304 |
765 |
67 |
Valentine Derrey (FRA) | 16 |
75 |
73 |
76 |
80 |
304 |
765 |
69 |
Maria Palacios (PER) | 17 |
74 |
73 |
78 |
80 |
305 |
720 |
70 |
Leticia Ras-anderica (GER) | 26 |
79 |
72 |
77 |
86 |
314 |
690 |
CUT |
||||||||
71 |
Noora Komulainen (FIN) | 8 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
|||
71 |
Manon Gidali (FRA) | 8 |
78 |
74 |
152 |
|||
71 |
Vani Kapoor (IND) | 8 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
|||
71 |
Linda Wessberg (SWE) | 8 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
|||
71 |
Felicity Johnson (ENG) | 8 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
|||
76 |
Charlotte Thompson (ENG) | 9 |
81 |
72 |
153 |
|||
76 |
Rosie Davies (ENG) | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
|||
76 |
Becky Kay (AUS) | 9 |
74 |
79 |
153 |
|||
76 |
Florentyna Parker (ENG) | 9 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
|||
80 |
Emilie Alonso (FRA) | 10 |
76 |
78 |
154 |
|||
80 |
Nobuhle Dlamini (SWZ) | 10 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
|||
82 |
Gabriella Cowley (ENG) | 11 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
|||
82 |
Rachel Drummond (ENG) | 11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
|||
82 |
Sideri Vanova (CZE) | 11 |
84 |
71 |
155 |
|||
82 |
Becky Brewerton (WAL) | 11 |
80 |
75 |
155 |
|||
82 |
Filippa Moork (SWE) | 11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
|||
87 |
Naomi Wafula (KEN) (a) | 13 |
78 |
79 |
157 |
Amateur |
||
87 |
Hayley Davis (ENG) | 13 |
78 |
79 |
157 |
|||
89 |
Caroline Rominger (SUI) | 14 |
74 |
84 |
158 |
|||
89 |
Charlotte Leathem (ENG) | 14 |
75 |
83 |
158 |
|||
89 |
Annabel Dimmock (ENG) | 14 |
78 |
80 |
158 |
|||
89 |
Ana Menendez (MEX) | 14 |
78 |
80 |
158 |
|||
93 |
Frida Gustafsson Spang (SWE) | 15 |
80 |
79 |
159 |
|||
94 |
Pasqualle Coffa (NED) | 16 |
77 |
83 |
160 |
|||
95 |
Emie Peronnin (FRA) | 18 |
84 |
78 |
162 |
|||
96 |
Celina Yuan (AUS) | 19 |
84 |
79 |
163 |
|||
97 |
Cloe Frankish (ENG) | 20 |
81 |
83 |
164 |
|||
98 |
Bhavi Shah (KEN) | 23 |
79 |
88 |
167 |
|||
99 |
Lauren Taylor (ENG) | 86 |
* |
RTD |
||||
99 |
Margaret Njoki (KEN) (a) | 93 |
* |
RTD |
Amateur |
|||
99 |
Agnes Nyakio (KEN) (a) | 87 |
* |
RTD |
Amateur |
|||
99 |
Mercy Nyanchama (KEN) (a) | 90 |
* |
RTD |
Amateur |
|||
99 |
Carly Booth (SCO) | 77 |
* |
RTD |
||||
99 |
Lynn Carlsson (SWE) | 75 |
* |
RTD |