If Dash continues to play golf, Jason says he plans to pass the coaching duties over to Colin Swatton, his own caddie.
"(Swatton) took me from a 12-year-old to where I am today," Jason told Golf Magazine. "If Dash ever decides to pursue golf seriously, I'll put Col in charge. I'd be too technical a teacher for a junior."
Swatton has been beside the champion golfer throughout the ups and downs of his career. The pair met when Day's mother sent him to the Koralbyn International School in Queensland, where Swatton was a coach, after the golfer's father died. Since then, Swatton has helped Day capture 10 PGA Tour wins, and earn over $33.5 million.
In a press conference following Day's victory at the 2015 PGA Championship--his first major win-- he talked about his relationship with Swatton.
"He's been there for me since I was 12 1/2 years old," Day said. "I mean, he's taken me from a kid that was getting in fights at home and getting drunk at 12 and not heading in the right direction, to a major champion. And there's not many coaches that can say that in many sports. So, he means the world to me. I love him to death." (Getty)
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