For more than eight years, 16-year-old Ben Sater received treatment, including surgery, for a condition called trigger finger at the Charles E. Seay, Jr. Hand Center at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Although the only visual reminders of his treatment are four tiny scars on the inside of his hands, Ben's experience at TSRHC made a permanent impression on his life. When Ben's mother told him that TSRHC does not charge patient families for medical care, he decided to use his love for golf to express his gratitude to the hospital by organizing KidSwing, the first children's golf tournament organized by a patient to benefit TSRHC.

The inaugural tournament was a huge success. A total of 20 teams played in the best-ball scramble on June 17, 2003, and raised more than $20,000 for TSRHC. Since that first tournament, KidSwing players have raised almost $500,000 for TSRHC. Even greater has been the joy that the KidSwing players and their families feel as they learn about the exceptional care TSRHC provides children in Texas and how rewarding it is to know that all of the funds raised by KidSwing players directly benefit the hospital.

2008 served as the first year a "sister" KidSwing tournament was held in McKinney. The August 4 tournament included an 18-hole competitive tournament for players ages 14-18 and a nine-hole, best-ball scramble for players ages 7-18 of all levels of golf ability.