Creamer leaves swing coach Whelan for Gilchrist

Paula Creamer is off to a fast start after making a major change coming into this week’s LPGA season opener at the Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.

Creamer left her long-time swing coach, David Whelan, in December and brought on Gary Gilchrist as her new coach. Creamer, playing this week in her first event since the switch, shot a 1-under-par 72 Friday in heavy winds, which left her two shots off the lead when she left the course.

Creamer said the coaching change wasn’t an easy move. She was close to Whelan, working with him since she was 14. She won all 10 of her LPGA titles under his tutelage, but her game began swooning two seasons ago, a year of major transition in her life. She also got…