Matchups Game preview: Viking Classic

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The Matchups Game is entering its fourth week of play and the points are adding up. The PGA TOUR travels to Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Miss., the heart of SEC country, this week for the Viking Classic, and a whole new list of Matchups has been announced. Our experts at PGATOUR.COM have already made their picks.

To review, each week fans are able to select the players they think will play the best from five head-to-head matchups. Correct picks are awarded two points, ties receive one point, and any fans with a perfect week can earn two bonus points.

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Viking Classic Matchups

STEPHEN AMES vs. MATT MCQUILLAN Stephen Ames brings experience but Matt McQuillan has the hot hand. Which Canadian will have the edge in this battle of Viking Classic first-timers? BRENDON DE JONGE Vs. STEVE ELKINGTON Veteran Steve Elkington has won 10 times on TOUR. Can the Aussie hang with Brendon de Jonge, a Zimbabwean who recorded seven top-10 finishes in 2010? ZACK MILLER vs. WILLIAM MCGIRT Both are on the FedExCup bubble, at spots #124 and #125, respectively. A good week here can improve their chances of staying in the top 125 and advancing to the Playoffs in August. JEFF QUINNEY vs. JAMES DRISCOLL Quinney and Driscoll squared off in the final match of the 2000 U.S. Amateur at Baltrusrol. Quinney took the title in 39 holes, but Driscoll is having the better season in 2011. HEATH SLOCUM vs. DJ TRAHAN Rob Bolton, Fantasy Insider says: "Take your pick between two recent winners of the Vikings, Heath Slocum (2005) v. DJ Trahan (2006). Both have two top 20s in the last month, too."

Expert Picks

The editorial staff at PGATOUR.COM will be making their own selections, along with a featured guest each week. See how you match up against our experts.

Accum. Points Ames vs. McQuillan de Jonge vs. Elkington Miller vs. McGirt Quinney vs. Driscoll Slocum vs. Trahan Holly Balogh Intern 12 Ames de Jonge McGirt Driscoll Slocum Chris Dunham Producer 18 Ames de Jonge McGirt Quinney Slocum Zak Kozuchowski Intern 14 Ames de Jonge McGirt Driscoll Slocum Mike McAllister Managing Editor 20 McQuillan de Jonge McGirt Driscoll Slocum Helen Ross Chief of Correspondents 10 Ames de Jonge Miller Driscoll Trahan John Schwarb Producer 18 McQuillan de Jonge Miller Quinney Trahan Ryan Smithson Producer 12 McQuillan de Jonge Miller Driscoll Slocum Anne Szeker Producer 12 McQuillan de Jonge McGirt Quinney Slocum Brian Wacker Producer 16 Ames Elkington Miller Quinney Trahan Featured Guest: Lauren Deason Editorial Coordinator 14* McQuillan de Jonge McGirt Quinney Trahan Cumulative   Ames: 5 McQuillan: 5 de Jonge: 9 Elkington: 1 Miller: 4 McGirt: 6 Quinney: 5 Driscoll: 5 Slocum: 6 Trahan: 4

*As the Featured Guest changes each week, score is not necessarily representative of the current featured guest.

Last week's results

Out of 2,712 Matchups players, 28 made perfect picks last week. As David Toms withdrew from the tournament early and the match between Stewart Cink and Louis Oosthuizen was considered a draw, the maximum points possible was nine. Grant Webber from North Carolina was the week's winner of a $50 giftcard to Shop.PGATOUR.COM. Notable player Rob Bolton now has 30 points in Matchups and ranks third in overall standings. The top group this week is Tin Cup with 88.33% accuracy.

John Deere Classic results

Here are the cumulative percentages for our Matchups picks for last week at TPC Deere Run. Jason Day vs. Zach Johnson Day picked by 78% Johnson picked by 22% Johnson wins Louis Oosthuizen vs. Stewart Cink Oosthuizen picked by 0% Cink picked by 100% Player draw Jonathan Bird vs. Jhonnatan Vegas Byrd picked by 74% Vegas picked by 26% Vegas wins David Toms vs. Steve Stricker Toms picked by 0% Stricker picked by 100% No winner Paul Goydos vs. David Duval Goydos picked by 72% Duval picked by 28% Goydos wins