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. He won the Irish Open in 1934 and was a member of the Great Britain

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team in 1931 and 1933. In 1933, he won the deciding match for Great Britain by beating

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on the final hole. Syd had two brothers, Algy (1899–1960) and Cyril (1901–1975) who were also golfers.

Professional wins

''This list may be incomplete'' *1934 Irish Open,

Dunlop-West of England Tournament The Dunlop-Metropolitan Tournament was an invitation professional golf tournament played in South East England. It was founded in 1934. The tournament was played towards the end of the season and was played over 72 holes of stroke play. The event ...

*1939 West of England Professional Championship

Results in major championships

''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

(representing Great Britain):

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1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

(winners) * Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Juniors): 1928 *

England–Scotland Professional Match The England–Scotland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1903 to the start of World War I and was then revived in 1932 and played until the star ...

(representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners), 1935 (winners), 1938 (winners) *

England–Ireland Professional Match The England–Ireland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Ireland. It was played in 1932 and 1933 before the Irish Open. The matches followed the same form as the England–S ...

(representing England): 1933 (winners)

References

English male golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe 1905 births 1975 deaths {{England-golf-bio-stub