ISPS HANDA WOMEN'S SCOTTISH OPEN

August 15, 2024

Esther Henseleit

Dundonald Links

Quick Quotes

Q. A very, very long day for you but nevertheless, a good score. A good start. How do you reflect on?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Yeah, it's definitely been a long day. I think at alarm went off at like 4.30 this morning and I'm not sure what time it is now, like three, four o'clock.

But yeah, I played well. The first 11 holes in the rain and the wind were pretty brutal. But I managed to keep it together and fight the weather a bit. It was definitely easier when we went back out and managed to hole some putts and hit some shots close.

So I finished with three birdies on the back nine which was fun.

Q. Chatting to you before the tournament, we said, gosh, a little bit tired, hard to keep momentum. That was pretty much the last thing you needed was a long first round. So you proud are you of how you handled it?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: I did a good job the last two days in practise, but I didn't too much. Just focused on recharging and I felt pretty good this morning. Re-energised, and yeah, I would have wished for a shorter day. But yeah, I was pretty happy with my performance today.

Q. I won't keep you much longer but I have to ask one more question. Did you keep the medal in the bag during the round or was it back in the hotel?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: No, it's back at the house at the moment.

Q. Obviously an incredible week last week for you at the Olympics. How do you think that prepared you to come into this week?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: It definitely gave me a lot of confidence, seeing how I played last week under pressure, yeah, assured me that I'm doing the right hinges this in practise. I feel like this week is completely different, just the weather conditions, the course conditions are subpoenaing completely different.

But yeah, I'm just trying to keep the momentum going and try to have another good week or two.