Gainey, Wagner set the pace at Greenbrier Tommy Gainey and Johnson Wagner turned around their disappointing seasons by each shooting an 8-under 62 on Thursday to share the lead after the first round of The Greenbrier Classic. Australia's Steven Bowditch sits three shots off the pace in a tie of fifth place after an impressive opening round of 65 that included seven birdies and two bogeys. Gainey and Wagner both played bogey-free rounds. Wagner was 8 under after 12 holes but finished with six straight pars. Wagner doesn't have a top 10 finish this year, while Gainey's best showing is sixth, but like Wagner has missed more cuts than he's made. Webb Simpson and Jin Park were close behind after 64s. Daniel Summerhays, Tag Ridings, Bowditch and 50-year-old Neal Lancaster were another shot back. Gainey is 125th in season winnings on the PGA Tour, while Wagner is down in 148th. "The last couple of months have been really hard," Wagner said. I just haven't been much fun to be around. It's just been tough. Nobody likes to be bad at what they do, especially golfers. "I've been disappointed with 76s and 79s the last month, so I'm very happy to be disappointed with a 62 today," said Wagner. At the inaugural Greenbrier Classic in 2010, Stuart Appleby shot 59 in the final round to win at 22 under. With favorable scoring conditions this week, there's already talk about surpassing that. On Thursday, the top eight scores produced just nine total bogeys. "I believe you can get to at least 20 (under) this week," Gainey said. It depends on how much rain we get and how much softer this course gets. Lancaster's lone PGA Tour win came at the 1994 Byron Nelson Classic. He's won $83,000 in five Champions Tour events this year. With an early second-round tee time, he knew where he was heading after Thursday's round. To bed. Fifty-year-old guys don't want to play golf at 7:20 in the morning," he said. Phil Mickelson, playing for the first time since finishing second to Justin Rose at the U.S. Open, struggled to a 74. His tee shot on the par-5 17th landed in Howard's Creek and he three-putted for triple bogey. He also had five bogeys and four birdies. A similar round on Friday would mean his third missed cut of the year and the third consecutive time he's failed to advance to weekend play at the Greenbrier Classic. "I don't know what it is," Mickelson said. I felt like I was playing really well heading in here. I don't play this course well. I don't know what the reasoning is. It's just given me problems the last few years. Alistair Presnell is the next best placed Australian with a share of 32nd at two-under par. Compatriot Matt Jones is a shot further back.