Spike McRoy

Infobox_golfer
name = Robert Lynn "Spike" McRoy, Jr.

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birth date = birth date and age|1968|05|20
birth place = Huntsville, Alabama
height = 5' 11"
nationality = USA
residence = Huntsville, Alabama
family =
college = University of Alabama
year professional = 1991
current tour = Nationwide Tour
professional wins = 3 (PGA Tour: 1, Nationwide Tour: 2)
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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.

McRoy was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. He graduated from Virgil Grissom High School in 1986. He attended the University of Alabama graduating with a bachelor's degree in corporate finance in 1991. [cite news |work=Arizona Daily Star |title=On the right course - Well-traveled McRoy hits links on PGA Tour |date=2001-01-08 |accessdate=2008-07-28] He turned pro and joined the PGA Tour later that same year.

Pro career

McRoy has split his playing time between the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour relatively equally throughout his career, and has just over a half-dozen top-10 finishes in each venue. He was the top money winner on the Nationwide Tour in 2000 with $300,638 in earnings, and 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. [cite news |work=ESPN |title=McRoy surges to victory over faltering Micheel |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/story?id=1408393 |date=2002-07-21 |accessdate=2008-05-04]

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 is married with 3 children and lives in Huntsville.cite news |work=The Bloomington Pantagraph |title=El Paso man experiences PGA event 'inside the ropes' |date=2001-07-21 |accessdate=2008-07-27 |quote=Spike McRoy and his wife, Rica, used to stay in the basement of Jim and Cheryl Higgins' home off the 15th hole at El Paso Golf Club for two or three weeks at a time. McRoy was playing the Hooters Tour, which made stops at El Paso and Rantoul. Jim Higgins used to caddy for McRoy during those events. Although the Hooters Tour last stopped at El Paso in 1997, the McRoys and Higginses have kept in close contact.]

PGA Tour wins

*2002 B.C. Open

Nationwide Tour wins

*2000 (2) BUY.COM Dakota Dunes Open, BUY.COM Tour Championship

Other wins

*1992 Alabama Open
*1990 Cajun Classic (as an amateur)
*Two wins on the Hooters Tour

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

External links

* [http://www.spikemcroy.com Official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/83/39 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]