Holey Moley

It manages to balance irony with sincerity, without tipping into snideness or whatever overblown tone Ultimate Tag is going for. It’s airy, but has a minor sense of stakes.

It’s all extremely silly, diverting fun. ... These two programs [Holey Moley and Blown Away] are what summer TV is all about.

There’s a playfulness in the way that the first episode downplays the cash prize and hypes up the Masters-esque jacket that goes to each winner. And there a few goofy details in the construction of the course itself (like the handle of the inexplicable zipline being an actual golf club) that point to a show that’s more concerned with giving people a good time than determining true athletic prowess.

Real sportscaster Joe Tessitore and comic actor Rob Riggle provide the color coverage, which is long on absurd hyperbole. Some players take it seriously; others come in costume.