Robert Lynn "Spike" McRoy Jr. (born May 20, 1968) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
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. 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. 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. 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. In 2002, he captured his first win in a PGA Tour event at the B.C. Open. McRoy last played a full PGA Tour season in 2005 and continues to compete occasionally on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.
McRoy was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
Personal life McRoy is married with three children and lives in Huntsville.
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 21, 2002B.C. Open−19 (70-65-69-65=269)1 stroke Fred Funk
Buy.com Tour wins (2) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Buy.com Tour (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 30, 2000Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open−18 (67-67-68-68=270)1 stroke Mike Schuchart2Oct 29, 2000Buy.com Tour Championship−16 (74-64-65-69=272)5 strokes Briny Baird
NGA Hooters Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jun 4, 1995Collins Pro Classic−15 (68-70-70-65=273)3 strokes Kyle Flinton2Sep 8, 1996RidgeWood Lakes Classic−16 (71-67-65-69=272)4 strokes Trey Coker, Barry Conser, Dicky Thompson
Other wins (2) 1990 Cajun Classic (as an amateur) 1992 Alabama Open
Results in major championships Tournament19971998199920002001200220032004U.S. OpenCUTT5365CUTT40The Open ChampionshipCUTPGA ChampionshipCUT Note: McRoy never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20032004The Players ChampionshipCUTT66 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
See also Alabama Crimson Tide golf
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