Phil Mickelson has paid $3.4 million for a penthouse at a private club and time-share residence that overlooks the 1st and 18th holes of The Old Course. That small chunk of change buys Phil nine weeks per year, starting in 2008. More importantly, it gives him a place to rest all of his driver heads. The British Open doesn't come back to St. Andrews until 2010.

Now that Phil is winning majors, it looks like he's securing a place to party while he pursues the Mickelslam. All of this seems a bit premature.