Rising LET stars Esther Henseleit, Julia Engström, Kanyalak Preedasuttijit, Chonlada Chayanun, Atthaya Thitikul and Yoo Hyun Ju hope to take advantage of a major opportunity this week at the Ladies European Thailand Championship.

LET: Rising stars ready for Phoenix Gold

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The tournament will begin Thursday at Phoenix Gold Golf & Country Club Pattaya, Chonburi, this tournament with a prize money of 45 euros, will offer several chances of qualifying for the majors this summer.

The winner will leave with two wildcards at The Evian Championship. which will be played at the Evian Resort Golf Club as well as at the AIG Women's British Open in Woburn. In addition, the top five players in the LET Order of Merit after Sunday's final round will advance to The Evian Championship.. finally the three best players of the LET in the Ladies European Thailand Championship, who have not already been qualified, will be admitted to the British Open.

Henseleit, third, who claimed her first LET Access Series victory on Saturday, is in Thailand this week ready for the challenge after six top-10s, including two second places at the Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic and La Reserva de Sotogrande Invitational , for his first season as a professional.

The 20-year-old woman from Hamburg, Germany, said: “Winning was a great experience, another great week for me where I played well. I took a lot of confidence from it and I hope I can continue in this direction. It would be great, and it's important that I try to stay in the top five places in the Order of Merit so that I can participate in The Evian Championship. If I play well this week, I will. Winning a second title in a row would be amazing and I'll try to do it. "

“I have a lot of work on the greens today and tomorrow, to get used to the grain. I think they are very different from Europe, so it is important to prepare for them. This is my first time coming here so I need to work out my strategy for the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club. I also need to rest to be recharged to play well this week. "

Engström another rising star, hopes to take advantage of this week's opportunity. The 18-year-old Swede has just completed her high school exams, which will allow her to fully concentrate on her golf for the first time.

LET: Rising stars ready for Phoenix Gold

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She finished 15th overall at the tournament last year, on track to become the 2018 Rookie of the Year on LET and said: “I am delighted to be back. It's a fantastic course and a great place to live, it's really fun to be back, and I'm looking forward to this week. "

“I would like to finish in the top 10. To start with, my goal is to cross the cut line and then build on that momentum. The goal of a tournament is always to win, but I would be happy to have a top-10. "

“I've heard that this week it is expected to get hotter and hotter every day. It's nice to have a little wind today. Last year when we arrived it was already very hot so it's good to relax in that time. When the warm weather hits Thursday, I'll be ready! "

Among the local challengers are former winners Kanyalak Preedasuttijit and Atthaya Thitikul, as well as Chonlada Chayanun, joined by popular South Korean golfer Yoo Hyun Ju, who has 142 Instagram fans, almost as much as Carly Booth, with 000.

The LET Thailand Championship live stream can be watched on TrueSport HD3 on June 22-23 between 13 p.m. and 16 p.m. Tickets, 100 Baht (€ 2,86) per day per person, are available at the public entrance to the course. Those under 18 and over 60 are exempt from entry fees.

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