Spike McRoy
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Early life
McRoy was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. He got his nickname Spike from his great uncle, a Ty Cobb fan, who sent McRoy a miniature Detroit Tigers uniform when he was born.[1] Cobb was known for his aggressive base running – often "spiking" opposing infielders as he rounded the bases. McRoy graduated from Virgil I. Grissom High School in 1986.
Amateur career
He attended the University of Alabama graduating with a bachelor's degree in corporate finance in 1991.[2][3] He was on the Alabama Crimson Tide golf team while there.
Professional career
McRoy turned professional after graduating from the University of Alabama. McRoy has split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the tour's developmental tour relatively equally throughout his career, and has just over a half-dozen top-10 finishes in each tour.[4] He was the top money winner on the Buy.com Tour in 2000 with $300,638 in earnings with victories at the Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open and the Buy.com Tour Championship.[4] In 2002, he captured his first win in a PGA Tour event at the B.C. Open.[5][6] McRoy last played a full PGA Tour season in 2005 and continues to compete occasionally on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.[7]
McRoy was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.[7]
Personal life
McRoy is married with three children and lives in Huntsville.[8]
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 21, 2002 | B.C. Open | −19 (70-65-69-65=269) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Fred Funk |
Buy.com Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Buy.com Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 30, 2000 | Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open | −18 (67-67-68-68=270) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Mike Schuchart |
| 2 | Oct 29, 2000 | Buy.com Tour Championship | −16 (74-64-65-69=272) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Briny Baird |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 4, 1995 | Collins Pro Classic | −15 (68-70-70-65=273) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kyle Flinton |
| 2 | Sep 8, 1996 | RidgeWood Lakes Classic | −16 (71-67-65-69=272) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Trey Coker, Template:Flagicon Barry Conser, Template:Flagicon Dicky Thompson |
Other wins (2)
- 1990 Cajun Classic (as an amateur)
- 1992 Alabama Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | T53 | 65 | CUT | T40 | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: McRoy never played in the Masters Tournament.
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Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T66 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates
References
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