Ponte Vedra Beach, FL -- (Sports Network) - Vijay Singh, fresh off his FedEx Cup victory on Sunday, announced on Tuesday that he will miss some time with a forearm injury.

Doctors recommended Singh rest his arm after a diagnosis of left forearm tendinitis. Singh will miss the Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia at the end of October and the HSBC Champions event at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai the following week.

"I'm very disappointed to have to miss the Iskandar Johor Open and the HSBC Champions event as I was looking forward to returning to Asia this fall," Singh said in a statement. "I have been dealing with tendinitis in my forearm for a good part of the 2008 season, and my doctors instructed me to rest it to try and reduce the impact of the injury for the 2009 season. As disappointing as it will be to miss these events, it is important that I follow my doctors' direction and do what is best for my long-term health."

Singh, 45, is not completely done for the 2008 season, but his recovery will determine when again he can play this year.

Singh captured the second FedEx Cup on Sunday at the Tour Championship. Thanks to a pair of wins at the Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship, both FedEx Cup Playoff events, Singh only had to complete four rounds last week to get the trophy and $10 million.

Singh, who also won this year's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, is one of the hardest workers in golf, often seen on the range in dwindling sunlight.