Tirador Wins Cleary Invitational
Brandon Tirador fired a 74 and took the top spot at the Cleary Invitational on Monday (Oct. 7).
BRIGHTON, Mich. -- The University of Michigan-Dearborn golf team played in the Cleary Invitational on the challenging Championship Course at Oak Pointe Country Club on Monday (Oct. 7). Playing in what would be his final tournament dawning the Maize & Blue, Brandon Tirador took the top spot in the 44 man field after firing a 44 on the afternoon. The men's and women's teams took sixth place at the Invitational.
Tirador was one over after his front nine, thanks to an eagle on the 307-yard third hole. After being four over through 16 holes, Tirador clutched up and dropped in a birdie putt on the par-five seventeenth to bring him down to three over and give him the top spot on the leaderboard. A par on 18 solidified his victory and gave him a win in his final tournament.
Mohamad Homayed finished just outside of the top-25 as he carded an 85. Henry Poston and Jason Cuppari tied for 32nd, finishing 15 over par. Keegan Tripp rounded out the men's scores with a 91.
Two Wolverines finished inside the top-15 in the women's event, and Megan Rogers took home a top-10 finish. Rogers carded a pair of 43s to finish 15 over par and carded an 86 for a sixth-place finish. Kristen Guobis finished 12th after penciling in a 90. Kadie Hayden, Leila Saad, and Zeinab Saad rounded out the Wolverine's competitors, finishing in 33rd, 39th, and 43rd, respectively.
