Syd Easterbrook

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| fullname = Sydney John Philip Easterbrook

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|1|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sidmouth, Devon, England

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| death_place = Sidmouth, Devon, England

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Sydney John Philip Easterbrook (22 January 1905 – 30 January 1975{{cite web |url=http://easterbrook.org.uk/reg_deaths.html |title=The genealogy of the Easterbrook family name - Easterbrook Families| publisher=easterbrook.org.uk |accessdate=2013-09-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=easterbrook&yearOfDeath=1975#calendar|title=Find a will | GOV.UK}}) 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/sep/01/rydercup2002.rydercup1|title = The best of the Ryder Cup|website = TheGuardian.com|date = September 2002}}

Syd had two brothers, Algy (1899–1960) and Cyril (1901–1975) who were also golfers.{{cite web |url=http://easterbrook.org.uk/name_families.html#william_henry.easterbrook.8 |title=The genealogy of the Easterbrook family name - Easterbrook Families| publisher=easterbrook.org.uk |accessdate=2013-09-17}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/sport/drive_shows_how_talented_easterbrooks_were_1_1394989 |title=Drive shows how talented Easterbrooks were|date=June 2012| publisher=www.sidmouthherald.co.uk |accessdate=2013-09-17}}

Professional wins

This list may be incomplete

1934 Irish Open, Dunlop-West of England Tournament
1939 West of England Professional Championship

Results in major championships

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|T40

|T13

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|T31

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|T34

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|CUT

|T20

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

WD = withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1931, 1933 (winners)
Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Juniors): 1928
England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners), 1935 (winners), 1938 (winners)
England–Ireland Professional Match (representing England): 1933 (winners)

References

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Category:English male golfers

Category:Ryder Cup competitors for Europe

Category:1905 births

Category:1975 deaths

Category:20th-century English sportsmen