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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Outside golf

McRoy is married with three children and lives in Huntsville. He was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (1)

• 2002 B.C. Open

Buy.com Tour wins (2)

• 2000 Buy.com Dakota Dunes Open, Buy.com Tour Championship

Other wins (4)

• 1990 Cajun Classic (as an amateur)
• 1992 Alabama Open, two wins on the Hooters Tour

Results in major championships

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	T53	DNP	DNP	65	CUT	T40
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP

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

[ Source: Wikipedia ]