U.S. Mid-Amateur quarters filled with reinstated ams, including KFT vet who just regained status

Two 37-year-olds with a combined 154 Korn Ferry Tour starts are among the five reinstated amateurs who have reached the quarterfinals of the 44th U.S. Mid-Amateur.

Justin Hueber and Christian Brand are each three victories away from berths into next year’s Masters and U.S. Open. Hueber, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, knocked off Grant Smith and Michael Buttacavoli on Tuesday at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, and will face Brandon Holtz on Wednesday morning. Brand, of Hurricane, West Virginia, now faces defending champion Evan Beck after taking down Nahum Mendoza and Marc Dull after trailing each opponent 2 down.

Hueber turned pro out of the University of Indianapolis in 2009 and made 87 career starts on the Korn Ferry Tour before last playing as a pro in 2021. Brand, who played coll