HONDA LPGA THAILAND

February 21, 2025

Esther Henseleit

Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Okay, here with Esther after her second round. Great round today, especially that back nine. Just talk about that back nine and coming in.

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Yeah, well, I couldn't really get it going the beginning of the week. Didn't feel like I was hitting it as good as I was yesterday. Yeah, then just got to going.

Bogey on 10 really hurt. I mean, the par-5s are the holes where you get the chances here, so I wasn't too happy.

And then, yeah, had some birdies afterwards. Nice chip-in eagle on 15, which was definitely a bonus.

Played really good on the back nine.

Q. And is this the first time you played here, or no?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: No. This is my (indiscernible).

Q. Yeah. What sticks out about this course to you? You mentioned the par-5s.

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Yeah, the par-5s are definitely where you can make your birdies. Most of them are kind of reachable. And, I mean, it's in great condition, especially the greens are as pure as anything.

For me coming from Europe it's always a bit of a different feeling on the greens with the grainy stuff around the greens and on the green.

So it's always a bit of an adjustment, but I enjoy playing here.

Q. It was a big year for you last year. How do you kind of shift that momentum? What was your offseason like shifting that momentum to this year?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Yeah, I mean, last year was great, but I try to keep improving and keep climbing up the rankings and working on my game. Yeah, just worked really hard this winter to get ready and now really excited that we're playing again.

Q. And looking at the schedule for this year, anything you're looking forward to most in 2025?

ESTHER HENSELEIT: Yeah, I mean, if you compare it to last year, like last year we had the Olympics and the Solheim, so this year feels a bit more relaxed.

Yeah, definitely the majors. I always enjoy playing tough golf courses, so that's definitely going to be the highlights, yeah.