Robin Aikens, Owner, Robin Aikens Golf
BY AAGD STAFF
(April 2, 2019) — Watching golf has just got a lot more exciting as comedy and sports legends Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore join forces to host Holey Moley, TV’s first extreme miniature golf competition. The brand new show features contestants competing on an insane, one of a kind course that will blow your mind. Among the contestants selected is former LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Robin Aikens, owner of Robin Aikens Golf.
Robin travels this week to get oriented for the upcoming program and fitted for her clothing. She will compete with other golfers who will have to show their dexterity under pressure while battling larger than life holes and unheard of course designs… and in the end, the winner will receive a huge cash prize.
ABC Picks Up Extreme Mini Golf Game “Holey Moley”
It’s a close competition between Holey Moley and Funderdome for the most groan-including show name ever.
Quite some time ago ABC was casting for a stunt show which was at the time called Mega Miniature Golf. Its closest description is a mix of ABC’s old stunt game Wipeout and miniature golf. The format went dormant for a while but it’s gearing up to tape, has a new name, and found its hosts. ABC, MYSTICART Pictures and Eureka announced the open call for the show Saturday, November 10, 2018.
The show now goes under the title Holey Moley and it will be hosted by comedian Rob Riggle and sportscaster Joe Tessitore. The game cribs Wipeout‘s general idea of a larger than life stunt course played for laughs (as well as a cash prize), but this one will require contestants trying to navigate insanely, one-of-a-kind courses and larger than life holes.
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Holey Moley will record at Sable Ranch (former home to Wipeout from 2008 to 2014). Unlike Wipeout, this show will allow an audience, so if you’re near Santa Clarita, CA, and want to see this show dated reports indicate Holey Moley will tape in Santa Clarita, CA on April 3rd-5th and 8th-11th. Sign up now and be the first to see it LIVE!
We joke about the title, Holey Moley, but the concept of a Wipeout in mini golf hybrid makes sense and seems fun so we’re curious and interested to see how this turns out.
Robin Aikens, a mother of three and a professional violinist, formerly held membership in the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional division. She has participated in numerous celebrity golf clinics including NBA legends Magic Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Dwayne Wade, Steve Harvey, the Chicago Urban League and she has won a swath of awards for her teaching ability including 2001 Hook a Kid on Golf “New Program of the Year Award” for teaching inner city youth through her non-profit, Inner City Youth Development, Inc. and 2009 she was recognized as an Outstanding Leader of Golf Award presented at the 2009 PGA Show in Orlando, Florida by the African American Golfers Digest where she is also named among the publications Top Golf Instructors. Robin Aikens is a former Division I Head Women’s Golf Coach at Chicago State University. She was inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame in 2016.
Robin has authored several books and training videos including How I Found My Sweet Spot, Guide To Better Golf, Love and Golf: The Front Nine.
Robin’s Teaching Philosophy is rooted in her students embracing strong fundamentals. She believes that when this is done, her students will be able to “Self-Correct”, which leads to better scores on the golf course. At one time Robin was only one of only ten black women professional golfers in the nation.
