Esther Henseleit of Germany walks on the 14th hole during Day Four of the AIG Women’s Open at St. Andrews Old Course on August 25, 2024, in St. Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)
Esther Henseleit is one of only four rookies in this year’s Solheim Cup, with each team fielding two in Virginia. She’s joined by Albane Valenzuela, the first Swiss player to ever play in a Solheim, and Americans Lauren Coughlin and Sarah Schmelzel.
Henseleit, winner of the silver medal at the Paris Olympics, played her way onto the team via the European Solheim Cup points standings. She finished runner-up at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open and the Aramco Ladies International and placed seventh at the Chevron Championship.
She’ll have her boyfriend, Reece Phillips, on the bag this week.
“It’s just great to have someone with you all the time who really has your back,” said Henseleit, who played on the 2017 Junior Solheim Cup team with 2024 Solheim teammates Linn Grant and Maja Stark.
