Jamie Sadlowski

Jamie Sadlowski (born July 6, 1988 ) is a Canadian professional long driver, golfer and ice hockey player from St. Paul, Alberta. One of the longest drivers in the world with a personal best of 445 yards, he won the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship successively in 2008 and 2009 and has competed in over a hundred long driving events and demonstrations.

Biography Sadlowski was born in St. Paul, Alberta on July 6, 1988, the son of a highway-repair man. He won $250,000 for winning his first world title in 2008, and $150,000 defending it in 2009 during the economic difficulties. He won the 2008 finals as number 1 seed against number 2 seed Dewald Gouws, with a drive of 418 yards, hitting 434 yards in an earlier round. He reached the semi-finals in the 2010 championships but lost to eventual champion, England's Joe Miller, with a best of 388 yards as compared to Miller's 396. Sadlowski claims that the secret behind his unusually long drive is because of his intensive cardio work out and flexibility exercises in the gym and to "Think 'swing fast, not hard.'" His unusual wrist strength in both wrists is attributed to the fact that during the winter months he has played ice hockey left handed since a child and then in the summer golfed right handed.

Professional golf career

Sadlowski decided to quit long drive competition in the middle of 2016 in order to play professional golf. After realizing his talent in golf after making cuts on Web.com Tour events and winning the U.S. Open qualifier by shooting a 9 under par, he played several events toward the end of 2016, including the Emirates Australian Open and the Venetian Macao Open. Sadlowski made his debut in the BNI Indonesian Masters by shooting 4 under par, ranking at T46. During the event, Sadlowski set the record for the longest drive of 368 yards and the highest ball speed of 194 mph.

In May 2017, Sadlowski made his PGA Tour debut at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational. He qualified for the PGA Tour Canada in 2018.