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Poor ball-striking ages rookie Esther Henseleit, but she remains positive

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LPGA rookie Esther Henseleit might have felt “10 years older” after a poor ball-striking day on Saturday at the Marathon LPGA Classic, but she still managed to shoot 4-under 67 and remain in fourth place, though now seven shots behind leader Nasa Hataoka.

“My ball-striking was so bad today,” said the young German, who still made seven birdies in total and zero bogeys on the back nine. “I think I hit one good iron shot today, so it really was a grind out there. I made a lot of up and downs, holed a few good putts, and it just wasn't that easy out there for me today.