Phil is creating a lot of news this past couple of weeks. First the announcement that he is ditching long time swing coach Rick Smith for Butch Harmon was a big surprise. With all the eyes on his new swing to be revealed in the Byron Nelson, he’s in the news for the wrong reasons.

According to reports, he didn’t turn up for the PRO-AM mandatory event on Wednesday. For those not in the know, if you don’t turn out for the PRO-AM events you don’t play! Ask Retief Goosen, he was late by 10mins and was disqualified for the 2005 Nissan Open. Is the USPGA practicing double standards?

Looks like Tiger Woods and Elin will be expecting an addition to the Woods family. I’m sure the beautiful baby will need a new name. So, let’s see if Golfnick can help out!

Some interesting names to choose from:

Phil Mickelson after suffering for a long time with his erratic shots, a swing change was long overdue but he has now finally switched alliance to Tiger Wood’s former swing coach, Butch Harmon. Is this rad or not? Tiger Woods changed his swing coach in 2002 to ask for a more consistent swing, he went to Hank Haney. Butch is considered one of the top ten coaches in the world

But will it happen for Phil?

Tiger is the no. 1 golfer. Ask the press! Ask the golfers! Ask his contemporaries! Ask his fellow peers! Heck asks anybody, they’ll tell you he is the best. But remember three years ago; when many wrote him off due to his “mini” slump. Now, everyone is jumping on to the band wagon. But realistically, where are the other contenders? Remember the Arnold Palmer vs. Jack Nicklaus vs. Gary Player vs. Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo vs. Greg Norman vs. Nick Price. Tiger seems to be on a league of his own. But let’s look at a few guys who might actually give him a good fight for 2007!

I am not a very firm believer in buying any golf clubs before trying them out. Believe me! I have tried to purchase on eBay but always came out short. But I read a great post just a few days ago and was surprised to see that someone had done extensive research on buying used golf clubs. This post is a must read for anyone wanting to look for some clubs.

But here are some tips; I think I would like to share with you golfers out there:

Golfnick recently spent a few hours during the weekend to visit this once a year affair held in the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. The 3-day event organized by the club from the 13^th to 15^th April 2007 certainly lived up to its expectations. There were plenty of good bargains and almost every major brand was holding their positions in the driving range bays to explore and show off their newest products. Among the participating brands like Taylormade, Nike, Callaway, Cleveland, PING, ORLIMAR, Srixon and plenty of others were there for Olaf to try their latest products.

Olaf just read a post in the Asian Golf Monthly. And it reads:

THAILAND – 1st CHOICE ASIAN DESTINATION FOR GOLFERS

• Best Golf Destination in Asia – Thailand
• Best Clubhouse in Asia – Thai Country Club
• Best New Course in Asia – Amata Spring Country Club

Being a Malaysian golfer and golfed in Thailand, I am not at all surprised that Thailand has been voted tops. But what about Malaysian Golf Courses. What I can say is Malaysian courses are designed and maintained at a level I believe, is on par or even sometimes better than the ones we find in Thailand. But why is everyone voting in Thailand. Here are some of the reason why: