Background
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.
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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.
Career
Cobb was known for his aggressive base running – often "spiking" opposing infielders as he rounded the bases. He was on the Alabama Crimson Tide golf team while there. He turned professional after graduating.
McRoy has split his playing time between the Professional Golf Association Tour and Buy.com/Nationwide Tour relatively equally throughout his career, and has just over a half-dozen top-10 finishes in each venue.
McRoy last played a full Professional Golf Association Tour season in 2005 and continues to compete occasionally on the Professional Golf Association Tour and Web.com Tour. 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 Golf Association Tour wins (1) 2002 British Columbia Buy.com Tour wins (2) 2000 Buy.com Dakota Dunes, Buy.com Tour Championship Other wins (4) 1992 Alabama, two wins on the Hooters Tour DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
