[3][4] Brand had a successful amateur career and played for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1979 Walker Cup[5] and in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1978 and 1980.

[9] He made the top ten on the European Tour Order of Merit six times, with a best placing of fourth in 1987.

He last made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit in the 2000 season, during which he was runner-up to Ian Poulter in the Italian Open at the age of 42.

Playing with Sam Torrance in the 1984 World Cup of Golf in Italy, Scotland finished joint runners-up behind Spain.

[4] Brand at the age of 60 died suddenly from a heart attack in an ambulance on the 31 July 2019 near Maidstone Kent following a practice round for the Staysure PGA Senior Championship.

[10][15][16][17] European Tour playoff record (1–1) European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2) CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Note: Brand never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.