She competed internationally while pursuing a degree in Biochemical Engineering at Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse.

A star performer on the Bucknell Bison women's golf team, she set several school records and won the 2004 Georgetown Invitational.

[2] After graduation, Herbin turned professional in 2009 and relocated to Pedreña in Cantabria, Spain.

Struggling to join the LET, she played on the local Barnesto Tour in 2009 and 2010, and in the LET Access Series in 2011, where she finished fourth at the Azores Ladies Open.

In July 2011 Seve Ballesteros' brother Vicente became her coach at Real Golf de Pedrena, and she secured a full card for the 2012 Ladies European Tour by finishing tied 7th at Q-School that fall.