Christian Bland (Submitted Photo)

Brand finished an astonishing 22-under with rounds of 64-63-66-65 to win the championship by 21 shots, adding to his 2011 win.

"In the first round, I got off to a sputtering start," Brand said. "I was playing okay but missed a couple of opportunities and made an early bogey. But then I made six birdies over the next 14 holes, and that set the tone for the rest of the week. I got into a good mindset."

Brand is ranked No. 824 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com U.S. Rankings. He finished in solo fourth place at the 2023 West Virginia Amateur. He also finished T64 at the prestigious Azalea Invitational, which was won by top mid-amateur Stewart Hagestad. 

"My game has been really good going into it, and it was nice to see it on display," Brand said.

Brand entered the final round with a comfortable 12-shot lead over Nick Dent, but he made it a point to take it all one shot at a time.

"I had to set new goals," Brand said. "Where I was at, one of two things could happen. I could set new goals, which is what I did, or I could fall back to the field because I got complacent. So I decided to set new goals of keeping a bogey-free streak together and getting to 20-under."

Brand added, "It focused me."

Dent finished in solo second place at 1-under. Ryan Bilby finished in solo third place at even-par, and Owen Elliot finished in solo fourth place at 1-over. Bryson Beaver, Cameron Jarvis, and Christian Casingal all finished T5 at 3-over.

Brand recorded 24 birdies and just two bogeys through 72 holes.

And now, he can call himself a West Virginia Amateur champion for the second time. 

"It's great," Brand said about winning for a second time. "In between, I turned pro, so it is important to cement my golf career with two major wins on either side of it. It really means a lot."