"Blame it on the FedEx Cup!"

Bob Harig on the reason we're playing in October in Wales.

When Wales was awarded the Ryder Cup in 2001, the tournament was tentatively given traditional mid-September dates. But that changed when the PGA Tour's playoff series was instituted several years ago, and here we have the fallout.

Perhaps justice was served, as PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem was outfitted with the faulty Team USA uniform -- "Finchem" stitched on the back -- and undoubtedly felt the full force of the deluge. (No word on if Finchem got new duds like the players.)