Swing for Heart Health is a community driven golf event sponsored by Family Heart Foundation. The mission of the Family Heart Foundation is to save generations of families from heart disease through timely identification and improved care of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and elevated Lipoprotein(a). Through research, advocacy, and education we drive change, and empower families to navigate their own health.
This event supports the creation and delivery of educational programs that help our community understand how their hearts work, why timely identification matters, and how to manage your health across a lifetime. Through collaboration with schools in the Houston area and beyond, Swing for Heart Health treats heart health as a foundational life skill, not a lesson reserved for adulthood.
Join us on the course as we invest in education, and healthier futures for young people.
Prize Categories
- Ages 11 to 14 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places
- Ages 15 to 18 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places
- Ages 19+ 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places
- Ages 11 to 14 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places
- Ages 15 to 18 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places
- Ages 19+ 1st, 2nd, 3rd Places
Overall Tournament Winner
Help Make a Difference
Understanding Family Heart Disease
Heart disease and stroke runs in families for a variety of reasons. Sometimes those reasons are obvious, but sometimes it seems like a giant family mystery.
That’s where genetics come in. We inherit lots of genes from our parents. It’s how we get our eye color, our height, even our shoe size. We also inherit genes that determine our likelihood to develop certain diseases such as breast cancer, colon cancer, and heart disease. Understanding your risk helps you make the best decisions for your long-term health.
For the last decade, our organization has focused on raising awareness of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). We’ve promoted the use of lifesaving cholesterol lowering therapies and family screening in the fight against this treatable disorder.
Tournament Mission
Early Proactive Treatment of FH Saves Lives.
Research shows that 30-50% of people with FH also have high Lp(a) – a genetic double whammy. Both of these conditions are surprisingly common. FH occurs in 1 in 250 people, and elevated Lp(a) levels can be found in 1 in 5 people.
When the Family Heart Foundation started 15 years ago, it was estimated that only 1% of people with FH in the United States were aware of their diagnosis. Today, 20% of people with FH know they have it.
That’s progress, but there is still so much work to do. Awareness of FH is up, but awareness for Lp(a) is relatively non-existent. Many physicians have never heard of Lp(a), and the ones who have often do not see the point in measuring it, as there is no good treatment for elevated levels. We couldn’t disagree more.
The tournament’s mission is simple: Our mission is to increase awareness of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and elevated lipoprotein(a), support earlier diagnosis, and help connect individuals and families with the care and resources they need to reduce their risk of premature heart disease.
Our Sponsors
Family Heart Foundation
Coordinating Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Award Sponsors
