Matchups Game preview: The Greenbrier Classic

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While PGA TOUR players will be competing for a $6 million purse this week at The Old White TPC during The Greenbrier Classic, dedicated fans will once again have the opportunity to compete for points in the Matchups Game on Facebook, as we move one week closer to the TOUR Championship Sept. 22-25. 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.

At the end of each tournament, fans with a perfect record will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card for Shop.PGATOUR.COM. The fan with the most accumulated points after the TOUR championship will be awarded at $1,500 shopping spree at Shop.PGATOUR.COM. Click here to sign up to play.

The Greenbrier Classic Matchups

J.B. HOLMES vs. GARY WOODLAND Holmes ranks 1st and Woodland ranks 5th in driving distance on TOUR, but Woodland has the edge in wins this year. Which bomber will you choose to lead off your Matchups? PHIL MICKELSON vs. SERGIO GARCIA Mickelson and Garcia are each coming off strong play at the British Open, finishing T2 and T9 respectively, but which one of these two stars will bring their "A" game this week? D.A. POINTS vs. JIMMY WALKER This pair became friends on the Nationwide Tour, where they each notched a win in the Mountain State. Who do you like in this friendly Matchup of PGA TOUR 30-somethings? WEBB SIMPSON vs. RYAN PALMER Both players have suffered playoff losses at TPC courses this year -- Simpson at TPC Louisiana and Palmer at TPC Four Seasons. How will they fare at The Old White TPC? STUART APPLEBY vs. JEFF OVERTON Ryan Ballengee from NBCSports.com says, "It'll be worth watching how last year's top two fare. Appleby, the defending champion, says another 59, is unlikely this week."

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 Holmes vs. Woodland Mickelson vs. Garcia Points vs. Walker Simpson vs. Palmer Appleby vs. Overton Holly Balogh Intern 23 Woodland Mickelson Points Simpson Overton Chris Dunham Producer 27 Woodland Garcia Points Simpson Overton Zak Kozuchowski Intern 21 Woodland Garcia Points Simpson Overton Mike McAllister Managing Editor 33 Holmes Garcia Points Simpson Overton Helen Ross Chief of Correspondents 21 Holmes Mickelson Walker Simpson Overton John Schwarb Producer 29 Holmes Garcia Walker Simpson Overton Ryan Smithson Producer 19 Woodland Garcia Walker Simpson Overton Anne Szeker Producer 23 Holmes Mickelson Points Simpson Overton Brian Wacker Producer 27 Holmes Mickelson Points Palmer Overton Featured Guest: Lauren Teague Social Media & Fan Outreach 29* Woodland Garcia Points Palmer Overton Cumulative   Holmes: 5 Woodland: 5 Mickelson: 4 Garcia: 6 Points: 7 Walker: 3 Palmer: 2 Simpson: 8 Appleby: 0 Overton: 10

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

Last week's results

History was made in the Matchups Game this weekend, with 771 players making perfect picks. With Mike Weir's withdrawal due to injury, and Anthony Kim's disqualification, the maximum points scorable was 7. The Matchups player with the username PSUturfer06 had a perfect week and was the winner of a $50 giftcard to Shop.PGATOUR.COM. Four of the experts from PGATOUR.COM also had perfect picks. Currently "TravisGolf13" and "kschwab14" are tied for first place in the game for the second week in a row, with 41 points each.

RBC Canadian Open results

Here are the cumulative percentages for our Matchups picks for last week at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club. Luke Donald vs. Matt Kuchar Donald picked by 58% Kuchar picked by 42% Donald wins Matt McQuillan vs. Mike Weir McQuillan picked by 54% Weir picked by 46% No winner Andres Gonzales vs. Lucas Glover Gonzales picked by 9% Glover picked by 91% Glover wins Rickie Fowler vs. Anthony Kim Fowler picked by 80% Kim picked by 20% No winner Ryan Moore vs. Ben Crane Moore picked by 71% Crane picked by 29% Player draw