UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Masters champion Jordan Spieth is halfway home from the second leg of the Grand Slam. It sure feels a lot farther away in this U.S. Open. The competition is plenty fierce.

More Golf: US Open | Leaderboard | Rankings | Schedule | Expert Picks | Equipment Sergio Garcia was all over the course Thursday -- literally, figuratively, in every way you can possibly imagine.

Tom McKibbin will play at the Masters for the first time and also qualified for The Open after winning the Hong Kong Open on ...