BUICK LPGA SHANGHAI

October 12, 2023

Esther Henseleit

Qizhong Garden Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, Esther, solid start to the Buick LPGA Shanghai. What's it like after 18 holes?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Yeah, I played well. I hit my irons really good from the beginning. Didn't really make many putts, but then holed a long one on the back nine and chipped in on the back nine, so that was nice.

Yeah, just a solid round really.

Q. What was working so well on those two holes, the chip-in and the long putt?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Well they were probably one of my worst two holes and I came out with birdie, so I would say my scoring came out well; the rest not really. Sometime that's golf. Yeah, just good day really.

Q. What's it been like getting used to this course and getting your game used to this course?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: I really like the course. It's quite generous off the tee, but you have to be precise with your irons. That's normally the strength of my game, so I think it's a really good golf course for me.

Yeah, I just enjoy being here.

Q. I know you said there were a couple things you would like to perfect as you go into tomorrow, but what are you taking from today as you head into the second round?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Just to stay patient on this course. The greens are tricky. You have a lot of long putts and, yeah, it's pretty hard to read them as well. They have some grain and some stuff going on.

So, yeah, just stay patient on the greens.

Q. How was it like getting used to the jet lag? How do you maintain the energy that's needed to be competitive as you are?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: I've not really been struggling with the jet lag, to be honest. Just get a lot of sleep. Here it's kind of good to be a bit jet lagged because we get up early every morning, so you can just go to bed early.

Yeah, I've been sleeping great. I'm coming off four weeks off so I feel like I'm recharged and ready to go again.

Q. What was it like having those weeks? Did you put down the clubs or what went into that for you?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: I mean, maybe for a couple days. Yeah, it was great to be at home to work on some stuff and not only like repack bags and get out again.

So I feel like I did good stuff in my swing, and my game feels good.