Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Vijay Singh, watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Singh finished 7-under-63. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Jeff Maggert tips his ball to the crowd after a birdie on the 7th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Maggert finished 6-under-64. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Webb Simpson watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Thursday, July 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Jonathan Byrd lines up a birdie putt on the 9th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Thursday, July 5, 2012. Byrd finished in a tie for second at 6-under-64. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) ? Vijay Singh shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Greenbrier Classic, leaving Tiger Woods eight strokes back.
The 49-year-old Singh birdied his final four holes on The Old White TPC course. He won the last of his 34 PGA Tour titles in 2008.
Jeff Maggert, a year younger than Singh, was a stroke back at 64 along with Jonathan Byrd and Martin Flores. U.S. Open champ Webb Simpson topped a group at 65.
Woods, coming off a victory Sunday at Congressional, had a 71. He stumbled with a double bogey on the par-5 17th, driving into a hazard, taking a penalty stroke and three-putting from 20 feet.
Phil Mickelson, who missed the cut last year, also had a 71.
Defending champion Scott Stallings birdied his final three holes for a 67.
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