121st U.S. Open: Monday Scenes From Torrey Pines

Eric Cole, whose mother, Laura Baugh, won the 1971 U.S. Women's Amateur, walks up the first fairway during Monday's practice round at Torrey Pines. His father, Bobby Cole, competed in seven U.S. Opens, including a T-12 in 1970. (Darren Carroll/USGA) 1 of 13

San Diego native Phil Mickelson likely has played Torrey Pines more than anyone in the field. Last month, Mickelson, who turns 51 on Wednesday, won the PGA to become the game's oldest major champion. (Darren Carroll/USGA) 2 of 13

Native San Diegan Xander Schauffele tees off on the fourth hole. Schauffele has never finished worse than a tie for sixth in his four previous U.S. Open starts. (Robert Beck/USGA) 3 of 13

A look at Xander Schauffele’s colorful golf bag for this week's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Schauffele will be a crowd favorite as he grew up in San Diego and played his college golf at San Diego State. (Robert Beck/USGA) 4 of 13

Jordan Spieth, the 2015 champion, got some prep work in on Monday at Torrey Pines. Spieth was a year away from claiming the first of two U.S. Junior Amateur titles when the Open last visited the venue in 2008. (Robert Beck/USGA) 5 of 13

Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau watches his drive on the 11th hole on Monday. He's looking to be the first repeat champion since Brooks Koepka in 2017-18. (Darren Carroll/USGA) 6 of 13

Sahith Theegala, a Southern Californian who played collegiately at Pepperdine, plays from a bunker on the sixth hole during his Monday practice round at Torrey Pines. (Robert Beck/USGA) 7 of 13

Southern California natives Max Homa (left) and Xander Schauffele celebrate a shot that Homa nearly holed during Monday's practice round. (Robert Beck/USGA) 8 of 13

Luis Gagne shows his love of the LSU Tigers on his yardage book. Gagne, now a professional, shared low-amateur honors in the 2018 U.S. Open. (Robert Beck/USGA) 9 of 13

Qualifier Carson Schaake plays an approach shot to the par-4 seventh hole during Monday's practice round. (Chris Keane/USGA) 10 of 13

Paragliders, a staple at Torrey Pines, fly above Tommy Fleetwood near the fourth hole. (Darren Carroll/USGA) 11 of 13

A U.S. Open contestant works on a putting drill on the practice green at Torrey Pines. (Robert Beck/USGA) 12 of 13

A group walks up the par-4 seventh fairway at Torrey Pines. (Robert Beck/USGA) 13 of 13

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