The 2nd annual Phil's Ultimate Golf Outing and gathering was another success! Thank you to everyone who was part of the event on October 5th, 2024! We are looking forward to another day to honor Phil and raise proceeds to support local families in need.
We are in the process of becoming a non-profit foundation! Our primary commitment will be to provide financial support to local families who have experienced child loss to minimize the financial burden of a funeral or memorial service. We will also support families who may need financial assistance as they navigate hospice and end of life needs for their child.
The most important thing as Phil neared his end of life was being together as a family and making memories. We hope to gift families more time to be present together by relieving any financial stressors they may have.
Registration to open in July 2025! We will again have hole sponorships available and we are also looking for donations for raffle prizes. We appreciate your generosity!
Thank you for keeping Phil's light shining. We hope to see you this October!
For questions regarding registration, sponsorship/donation opportunities, or other inquiries please contact Mike and Katie Wayner at PhilsUltimateGolfOuting@gmail.com.
Check-In/Registration: 8:30 AM
Shotgun Start: 10 AM
18 holes with cart
Skins
50/50 and raffle baskets
Lunch and dinner
All those who are registered, please look for an e-mail in late September with more specific details and information.
Will be made available dependent on number of golf registrations. Check back for updated information as the outing nears.
Phil was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) on 12/27/19 at the age of 3. We remember the attending oncologist saying, “We know what this is. We know how to treat it.” Phil began treatment right away, following a 2.5 year treatment protocol for his leukemia type and risk level. We had hope and our faith in a good and loving God carried us through. With every hospital visit, chemotherapy infusion, medication, procedure in the OR, or “job” he was told to do, Phil smiled, he laughed, and he cooperated (with a little encouragement and bribery of course!). There really was something so special about him.
Phil was scheduled to end treatment in March of 2022. But just two months before, on January 7th, it was confirmed that Phil’s leukemia had returned and he had relapsed. Our hearts were broken and the fear of relapse that lived deep within us became an awful reality. This was a shock to everyone, including Phil’s medical team, and Phil’s prognosis instantly worsened. All we could think was what happened to knowing how to treat this?
For the next 8 months Phil was hospitalized while he was given a variety of chemotherapy and immunotherapy combinations and endured side effects and complications from those treatments. He spent only 4 weeks at home. Genetic testing done that summer provided Phil’s team with new information about an abnormal amount of mutations on his leukemia. There were also a few found mutations that were known to be treatment resistant. No one could explain why Phil's leukemia had mutated the way it did. Phil’s medical team continued to work tirelessly to find a cure, but in August all reasonable options were exhausted and we were told there was nothing more that could be done for our sweet, brave boy. Phil was brought home where he enjoyed ten beautiful days with his family before he was called to his eternal home to be with Jesus.
Phil was a bright light to everyone he met. He had a deep belly laugh and the best smile. He loved his brothers, cousins, Lego’s, superheroes, “bad guys", and bacon, but we believe his most favorite thing was the outdoors. You could always find him collecting sticks, pushing his little lawnmower around the yard (and hospital!), or using his leaf blower to keep the yard clean. Phil was beginning to learn and love golf, just like Daddy. While in the hospital, he spent a lot of time playing a game on his iPad called Ultimate Golf. Just a few days before Phil died, he was practicing on the putting green and whacking golf balls at the driving range. We know he would love a golf outing in his honor!
Thank you for being a part of Phil’s beautiful story and thank you for being a part of an even bigger story - a story of making a difference in the lives of families and children impacted by child loss.