Winning the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship was a goal of mine ever since I first peeled off four bills (400 yards) -- as a 17-year-old, in 2005. That's when I was splitting time between playing junior hockey and training for long drive. In the beginning of 2008, I stopped doing competitive hockey, and the decision to focus on golf paid off. I hit it 418 yards in the finals to win my first world championship -- and $250,000. Jason Zuback's five titles are a long way away, but I hope that's my future. I definitely don't want a 9-to-5 job.
--Jamie Sadlowski