US PGA Tour goes dark at just the right time

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the U.S. PGA Tour is taking a week off in the middle of the season.

The timing couldn't be better.

Tour commissioner Tim Finchem built this break into the schedule last November so players would not have to compete for four straight weeks in the tour playoffs for the FedEx Cup and then head straight to Valhalla club for the Ryder Cup.

Little did he know that the FedEx Cup would be over by now, assuming Vijay Singh doesn't get lost on his way to Atlanta for the U.S. Tour Championship in two weeks. Nor could Finchem have anticipated such negative vibes about the playoffs. Best anyone can tell, only one player …