Avis Brown-Riley, HOLEY MOLEY – “Episode 201”, (ABC/Christopher Willard)
BY AAGD STAFF
May 28, 2020—Tonight’s Episode 2 of Holey Moley features Avis Brown-Riley. Avis, and LPGA Professional, is paired with contestant Jennifer Weitz, as the two compete to join the winner’s circle. Especially exciting in this episode, the show sees it’s first hole-in-one!
“It was a spectacular and exhilarating experience,” said Avis. “Now I know what the movie stars experience while filming, and one that I will always remember,” said the San Diego, Calif., resident. Eight contestants compete per episode, which means the show doesn’t have to skip over entire holes to fit everything into an hour. It is still sudden-death: the eight are paired off and then the winners of those four match-ups face off on two new holes. That leaves two players left for the final hole.
Avis Brown-Riley lines up her putt on Episode 201 of HOLEY MOLEY – (ABD/Christopher Willard)
Avis recounts how the Disney/ABC television staff “rolled out the red carpet” and treated her and all of the contestants like royalty during the filming. “The Holey Moley Show challenges you mentally and physically. It is inspiring, especially when the audience was rallying and cheering me along.” The Holey Moley venue is a 10-hole, technicolor miniature golf course and familiar mini-golf obstacles come into play in outsize dimension — giant windmills, water hazards, wavy slides and such — the difference being that they’re meant to obstruct golfers as well as golf balls. After striking their putts, players are required to navigate the course themselves, a perilous journey that yields all manner of pitfalls.
Avis Brown-Riley on set with fellow contestant Jennifer Weitz
NBA player Steph Curry is also back on the show, however, this season his character has been animated as a cartoon character so, Curry—also one of the show’s producers, does not actually appear on the set. Last season he spent maybe a few hours helping players out on one hole.
Avis Brown-Riley, Author, “Building of a Champion”
Avis is the winner of the 1982 San Diego Women’s Amateur Championship and she has kept her momentum in sport and in life. A breast cancer survivor, the active 56-year-old, mother of two has been married 24-years to her husband, James. Her book reveals knock-downs, setbacks, and perseverance in overcoming many of her challenges. Today, Avis’ strong will is in itself a true miracle and she shares her life story in the release of her new book, Building of a Champion.
The hilarious episodes of Holey Moley star award-winning actors Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore who both do an excellent job entertaining viewers with their antics.
“Holey Moley” airs THURSDAY, MAY 28 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu.
