PASADENA - Key birdies on the first and 17th
holes propelled Sean Birren to a two-stroke win
over Benjamin Lien in the 77th Pasadena City
Golf Championship at Brookside Golf Club on
Sunday.
"It feels great," said Birren, a resident of San
Marino who shot a 1-over-par 73. "I've been
putting in lots of practice, lots of time.