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Gallery: Greenbrier Classic Thursday

Sergio Garcia laughs as he waits to tee off on the 12th hole of the Old White Course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Garcia shot a 2-under-par 68. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

July 29, 2010 @ 05:31 PM

Some of the top golfers in the country began first-round play Thursday in the Greenbrier Classic PGA event in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

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Sergio Garcia laughs as he waits to tee off on the 12th hole of the Old White Course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Garcia shot a 2-under-par 68. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

Sergio Garcia tees off on the 10th hole of the Old White Course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Garcia shot a 2-under-par 68. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

Jeff Overton watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Overton finished the round at 6-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Joe Ogilvie hits out of the sand on the 18th green during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Ogilvie bogeyed the hole. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Bill Lunde hits out of the sand on the 18th green during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Lunde bogeyed the hole. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III, center, and his wife, Gayle, pose for photos as they present Greenbrier resort owner Jim Justice the Distinguished West Virginian Award during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV., Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Erik Compton gets ready to celebrate as an eagle putt misses on the 17th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Compton birdied the hole and finished at 7-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Erik Compton chips up to the 17th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Compton finished the first round with the early lead at 7-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Erik Compton chips up to the 17th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Compton finished the first round with the early lead at 7-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

George McNeill chips up to the 12th green during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV., Thursday, July 29, 2010. McNeill finished the round at 6-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Jeff Overton blasts out of the sand to the 17th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Overton finished the round at 6-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Pat Perez, right, tees off on the 18th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Perez finished 6-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Golf legend Arnold Palmer, left, talks with West Virginia State Amateur record holder Bill Campbell, right, during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic PGA Golf Tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Lee Janzen, left, hands a club back to his caddie as he prepares to hit out of the rough on the 12th hole during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Janzen finished the round at 3-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Bob Estes, chips up to the 17th green during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Estes finished the round at 4-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Boo Weekley tees off on the 12th hole of the Old White Course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Weekley shot a 3-under-par 67. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

Former Virginia Tech golfer Brendon de Jonge acknowledges the crowd's cheers after a birdie on his final hole on the Old White course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., in which he shot a 5-under-par 65.(AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

Davis Love III tees off on the 12th hole of the Old White Course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Love shot a 2-under-par 68. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

John Daly watches his tee shot on the eighth hole of the Old White Course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Daily shot a 1-under-par 69. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

Jim Furyk tees off on the seventh hole of the Old White Course during the first round of the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament Thursday, July 29, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)