LOS ANGELES — More than usual, Los Angeles Country Club is covered in trees.
Four current members of the Stanford men's golf team have qualified for the U.S. Open — that's believed to be a record for the major championship — and, as any fan of the Cardinal knows, the unofficial mascot of Stanford is the tree.
"Just to see the familiar faces helps us feel more comfortable," said Alex Yang of Newport Beach, who played a practice round Tuesday with fellow Stanford qualifiers Michael Thorbjornsen, Karl Vilips and Barclay Brown, all of whom qualified at different sites.
