Former long drive world champion Jamie Sadlowski has been granted an exemption to play in this year鈥檚 GolfBC Championship.

The Mackenzie Tour event, making its second stop in 琉璃神社, is set for June 15 to 18 at Gallagher鈥檚 Canyon.

鈥淲e are thrilled to bring Jamie, a two-time world long drive champion, to 琉璃神社 to participate in the GolfBC Championship,鈥� said tournament director Hugh Vassos. 鈥淛amie is billed as 鈥楾he Longest Professional Golfer on the Planet鈥� and we know Okanagan golf fans are going to come out to watch him crush it in the Canyon.

鈥淛amie is a great addition to an already great field of players from around the world coming to entertain our golf fans.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to be participating in the GolfBC Championship in beautiful 琉璃神社,鈥� said Sadlowski. 鈥淭he Mackenzie Tour is the path to the and eventually the PGA TOUR. I look forward to meeting the great fans and sponsors of the event and playing in my home country.鈥�

Four-day championship passes are available online at www.golfbcchampionship.com. The $25 pass represents a huge saving off the $15 daily gate price.

Calling all long ball hitters

The GolfBC Championship is inviting anyone who can hit a golf ball a long way to enter the first GolfBC Championship Long Drive Challenge during tournament week, at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 14 at Gallagher鈥檚 Canyon.

The new event is a build-up to the Mackenzie Tour PGA Tour Canada tournament from June 15 to 18 in 琉璃神社.

Share the tee box with pros from the Mackenzie Tour, NHL players and other sports celebrities, as well as special guest Jamie Sadlowski former long drive world champion. Amateurs will play to win a Taylor Made M1 driver.

Entry fee is $20 for 3 shots in the qualifier, with the top group moving onto the finals immediately following the preliminaries.

All the action takes place from the No. 1 Pros Tee Box. Proceeds will go to directly to the BC Cancer Foundation.

Enter online at , at the Gallagher鈥檚 Canyon Pro-Shop, or at the registration table at the Long Drive Challenge.