Before being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma when he was 17 years old, Tim had never spent more than a day in a hospital.

“I couldn’t believe I had cancer,” Tim said. “I saw things like that on TV but never thought it could happen to me.”

More than two years later, Tim has overcome his cancer. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helped him celebrate his return to health with a round of golf at TPC Sawgrass, home of his favorite PGA TOUR event. Tim’s wish started off at his home in Denver on a chilly Monday morning; a limousine picked up him, his parents and his 13-year-old sister for a ride to the airport. Soon, they left the 15-degree weather behind as they flew to Florida.

The entire family started Tim’s wish day with a tour of the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse. Then staff members showed Tim and his father to their own lockers. Tim picked his father, who gave him his first golf lesson when he was just 2 years old, as his partner for the round.

Shortly after, Tim was headed to the first hole to get ready for his 9:10 a.m. tee time. There, they ran into PGA TOUR players Jim Furyk and Briny Baird.

Baird, who is sponsored by P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, drove from Palm City, Fla., for a chance to tee off with Tim.

"It's uplifting to do something like this for two reasons. One, you meet really nice people. And, two, we are helping a tremendous cause," Baird said of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which has a national relationship with the PGA TOUR. "To fulfill someone's wish is both rewarding and humbling at the same time."

Baird tried to get Tim ready for the 17th hole, possibly the most difficult of an already unforgiving course. He even admitted that he gets nervous every time he tees off on the 17th. His advice? “Close your eyes and just hit it.”

Even before arranging his outing with the pros, the PGA TOUR gave Tim a warm welcome to Florida. They helped him celebrate his birthday, which included dinner and a generous amount of TOUR-related gifts.

For Tim, though, the golf outing was the highlight.

"I'll never forget it. It is one of the best days of my life. I'll never forget this day," he said.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation thanks the PGA TOUR and PGATOUR.com for photos and information used in this story.