TJ King was born and raised in Homestead, FL until moving to Ashford, AL in 2000. Upon graduating Ashford High School in 2003, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Infantry and served honorably from January 2004 until May 2008. He served in three combat tours, once to Afghanistan and twice to Iraq, receiving several individual and unit awards for his actions in combat.

After completing his time in service, TJ was awarded the first Wounded Warrior Project Scholarship to attend Keiser University College of Golf. While studying at Keiser, he was elected as the Student Veterans Association President and graduated Summa Cum Laude.

TJ has worked at several clubs in the Southeast including owning his own indoor golf facility in Buckhead, GA, Swing Pros Atlanta. He has also worked at Tiger Point Golf Club (Assistant Golf Professional), Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Highland Oaks (Head Golf Professional), and his latest stint has been at The Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa at Lakewood Golf Club (Player Development Coordinator).

With a passion for growing the game, TJ developed several different junior golf programs working with over 120 junior golfers throughout the year. He also established the PGA Jr League at Highland Oaks where his 17u team won the All-Star Regional Championship in 2021. With such a large junior golf following, TJ began utilizing the US Kids Golf Player Pathway Program. Most recently he was honored with his second Top 50 US Kids Golf Coach award for 2021 and 2022.

TJ is married to Kaci and they have 4 children, Cash (14), Jaylynn (9), Tripp (7), and Aaron (6). TJ and the family are excited to be joining the Doublegate family and look forward to being involved with our community.