A sporting atmosphere to which Tom de Herrypon has been accustomed since a child, his father, Cyril de Herryponhaving played in particular in Amiens, in the national first division of ice hockey. At the end of his career, precisely, he started golf with his friends. Thus, the young Tom grabbed a club for the first time at the practice of Longchampnear Paris. “I liked it directly, he recalls. I made my first competitions on the Oiselet of the National Golf, I already wanted to break the route. »»
His wish is the same for this week of Carlhian which opens up Priory. “I will try to have the goals well in place during qualification, not to make too many mistakes, he delivers. Afterwards, in match, I hope to be the best version of myself. It would be very beautiful to win, but already, to show that I am there. »» In a month, another deadline will appear before him and his comrades of Saint-Nom: the Gounouilhou trophy. Unhappy finalists in the French championship by team teams at home two years ago, defeated nothing in the semi-final last year, each time having been the best team in the qualification phase, the Nonnais-Bretêchois will arrive at Aisses Not only with a highly calibrated team, but especially with the rage to defeat. “This year, there are really things to do, especially a demanding, long, narrow course, with hard greens, Tom of Herrypon’s analysis. In the team that has been trained for three years, there is really a family spirit. Playing for this club is fantastic. »»
Tom de Herrypon will still have the 2025-26 school year to go to the Basque Country, but the rest is already traced. The young Frenchman has concluded a verbal commitment to join the faculty of South Carolinain the United States, from August 2026. One of the most famous in the country, and also one of the most accustomed, in recent years, to welcome young tricolors. Without ever being mistaken.
