SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Played in 11 matches this season…Recorded three first place finishes throughout the season…First place finishes came at the Columbia Autumn Invitational (-17), the Columbia Spring Invitational (-1) and the ROAR-EE Invitational (-6)…Brand’s top finish at the Columbia Autumn Invitational broke the tournament record and secured a nine stroke victory over the second place individual…Finished tied for 18
th at the Ivy League Championships…Named Ivy League Golfer of the Month for the month of September…Named First Team All-Ivy…Named the team MVP.
FIRST-YEAR (2023-24)
Played in eight tournaments with a total of 20 rounds...highest finish was at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate where he finished t-2nd of 75...finished t-3rd of 90 at the ECU Intercollegiate...shot a course record of 61 at the Princeton Invitational with eight birdies and an eagle...finished 6th of 35 at the Ivy League Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letter winner led Collegiate School to the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) state title as a junior … took home individual state champion honors that year as well … captained the squad to a Virginia Prep League championship in his senior campaign … all-state performer in both his last two years … team also won the state title in his sophomore year as he earned all-prep league honors … AP Scholar and Distinction Award … National Merit Finalist … Dartmouth Book Award.
PERSONAL
Full name is Tyler Vaughan Brand … born on Nov. 18, 2004 in Richmond … son of Alex and Allyson Brand has one sister … mother played tennis at Vanderbilt and still coaches part-time … interested in engineering and/or economics … enjoys skiing, hiking and traveling … shattered a backboard at VCU’s Siegel Center while playing AAU basketball despite being just 5-7 at the time.
| Brand’s Career Statistics |
| Year |
Tournaments |
Rounds |
Low |
Avg. |
Top Finish |
1st |
Top 10 |
Top 25 |
| 2023-24 |
8 |
20 |
61 |
72.6 |
T2 |
- |
3 |
4 |
| 2024-25 |
10 |
24 |
64 |
71.67 |
1st |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| TOTAL |
18 |
44 |
62.5 |
72.14 |
1st |
3 |
8 |
12 |
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