Syd Easterbrook

Syd Easterbrook
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Sydney John Philip Easterbrook
Born	(1905-01-22)January 22, 1905 Sidmouth, Devon, England
Died	January 30, 1975(1975-01-30) (aged 70)^[1] Sidmouth, Devon, England
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	WD: 1931
The Open Championship	T3: 1933
PGA Championship	DNP

Sydney John Philip Easterbrook (22 January 1905 – 30 January 1975^[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 had two brothers, Algy (1899-1960) and Cyril (1901–1975) who were also golfers.^[4]^[5]

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

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

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

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

Ryder Cup: 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

↑ http://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=easterbrook&yearOfDeath=1975#calendar
↑ "The genealogy of the Easterbrook family name - Easterbrook Families". easterbrook.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2002/sep/01/rydercup2002.rydercup1
↑ "The genealogy of the Easterbrook family name - Easterbrook Families". easterbrook.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
↑ "Drive shows how talented Easterbrooks were". www.sidmouthherald.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-17.

Syd Easterbrook in the Ryder Cup

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1931

Archie Compston Bill Davies George Duncan Syd Easterbrook Arthur Havers Bert Hodson Abe Mitchell Fred Robson Ernest Whitcombe Charles Whitcombe (playing captain)

Lost: 3 – 9

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1933

Percy Alliss Allan Dailey Bill Davies Syd Easterbrook Arthur Havers Arthur Lacey Abe Mitchell Alf Padgham Alf Perry Charles Whitcombe J.H. Taylor (non-playing captain)

Won: 6.5 – 5.5

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