Spike McRoy
Spike McRoy | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Robert Lynn McRoy, Jr. | ||||
Nickname | Spike | ||||
Born | Huntsville, Alabama | May 20, 1968||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||
Residence | Huntsville, Alabama | ||||
Career | |||||
College | University of Alabama | ||||
Turned professional | 1991 | ||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 7 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
PGA Tour | 1 | ||||
Korn Ferry Tour | 2 | ||||
Other | 4 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
PGA Championship | CUT: 2002 | ||||
U.S. Open | T40: 2004 | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT: 2004 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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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.
Early years and education
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. 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. He turned professional after graduating.
Professional career
McRoy has split his playing time between the PGA Tour and Buy.com/Nationwide Tour relatively equally throughout his career, and has just over a half-dozen top-10 finishes in each venue.[4] He was the top money winner on the Buy.com Tour in 2000 with $300,638 in earnings, and 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]
Outside golf
McRoy is married with three children and lives in Huntsville.[8] He was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.[7]
Professional wins (7)
PGA Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 21, 2002 | B.C. Open | −19 (70-65-69-65=269) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Buy.com Tour wins (2)
Legend |
Tour Championships (1) |
Other Buy.com Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 30, 2000 | Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open | −18 (67-67-68-68=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | Oct 29, 2000 | Buy.com Tour Championship | −16 (74-64-65-69=272) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Other wins (4)
- 1990 Cajun Classic (as an amateur)
- 1992 Alabama Open, two wins on the Hooters Tour[8]
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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U.S. Open | CUT | T53 | 65 | CUT | T40 | |||
The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: McRoy never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2000 Buy.com Tour graduates
References
- ^ Robinson, Tom (May 20, 2000). "This Buy.com Players Sets His Sights On A Big-Time Spike In His Pro Career". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, VA. p. C5. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ "Clarence Rose, Spike McRoy grab headlines". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, AL. Associated Press. August 30, 1997. p. 6C. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ "On the right course - Well-traveled McRoy hits links on PGA Tour". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, AZ. January 8, 2001.
- ^ a b Fitzhenry, Mark (August 2, 2002). "Sergio, Ernie and, uh, Spike? Unknown McRoy has time of his life in same group as world's elite". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, CO. p. SP10. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ "McRoy surges to victory over faltering Micheel". ESPN. July 21, 2002. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "McRoy wins first Tour title". The Vindicator. Youngstown, OH. Associated Press. July 22, 2002. p. C3. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Spike McRoy". Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame. 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ a b "El Paso man experiences PGA event 'inside the ropes'". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL. July 21, 2001.
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.
See also
External links
- Official website
- Spike McRoy at the PGA Tour official site