Sydney John Philip Easterbrook (22 January 1905 – 30 January 1975[1][2]) was an English professional golfer. He won the Irish Open in 1934 and was a member of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team in 1931 and 1933. In 1933, he won the deciding match for Great Britain by beating Denny Shute on the final hole.[3]

Syd Easterbrook
Personal information
Full nameSydney John Philip Easterbrook
Born(1905-01-22)22 January 1905
Sidmouth, Devon, England
Died30 January 1975(1975-01-30) (aged 70)
Sidmouth, Devon, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenWD: 1931
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1933

Syd had two brothers, Algy (1899–1960) and Cyril (1901–1975) who were also golfers.[4][5]

Professional wins

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This list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
U.S. Open WD
The Open Championship WD CUT T40 T13 T3 T31 T7 T34 CUT T20

Note: Easterbrook only played in The U.S. Open and The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "The genealogy of the Easterbrook family name - Easterbrook Families". easterbrook.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
  3. ^ "The best of the Ryder Cup". TheGuardian.com. September 2002.
  4. ^ "The genealogy of the Easterbrook family name - Easterbrook Families". easterbrook.org.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Drive shows how talented Easterbrooks were". www.sidmouthherald.co.uk. June 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.