Comedy · Golfer
Rob Riggle
Riggle has loved golf since age 12, when he first hit balls with his mother’s clubs. For him, golf combines competition, camaraderie and the kind of built-in comedy that suits his personality. His golf life spans celebrity tournaments, golf broadcasting and a PXG web series.
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AT A GLANCE
Quick facts
- Started playing
- Around age 12He credits his mother’s clubs with sparking his interest.
- Reported handicap
- 10Self-reported in a 2025 conversation; not independently verified.
- Reported scoring level
- Low 80sAlso self-reported in the same conversation.
- Golf TV role
- Holey Moley co-hostABC miniature-golf series.
- Golf web series
- Playing Around with Rob RigglePXG series launched in 2022.
- Charity event
- Rob Riggle InVETational Golf ClassicCreated to support the Semper Fi Fund.
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS
Rob Riggle highlights
2 videos
THE STORY
What to know
THE START
A childhood hook
Riggle has said he fell in love with golf at 12 after hitting a bucket of balls with his mother’s clubs. That early attraction grew into a long-term recreational passion.
WHY HE PLAYS
Competition with room to laugh
Riggle’s public golf persona emphasizes the social side of the game: playing with friends, competing against better players and finding humor in the inevitable bad shots. His military background also gives him an appreciation for focus, resilience and managing mistakes.
NOTABLE APPEARANCES
Celebrity golf regular
He has appeared in celebrity golf settings including the American Century Championship and the celebrity matches surrounding the 2016 Ryder Cup. He has also played alongside actors such as Kurt Russell.
- American Century Championship
- 2016 Ryder Cup celebrity golf match
- George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic
- Rob Riggle InVETational Golf Classic
ON SCREEN
From mini-golf to golf content
Riggle co-hosted ABC’s Holey Moley, bringing sports-broadcast energy and comedy to competitive miniature golf. In 2022, PXG launched Playing Around with Rob Riggle, a six-episode series built around playing golf and talking with guests.
- Holey Moley
- Playing Around with Rob Riggle
PLAYING LEVEL
A reported 10 handicap
In a 2025 Club Random conversation, Riggle reportedly described himself as a 10 handicap and said he shoots in the low 80s. Because this was a conversational self-report rather than a verified handicap-index record, it is best treated as an approximate playing-level claim.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Worth watching
The clearest verified clips show Riggle embracing golf’s challenge and entertainment value rather than presenting himself as a professional-level player.
- Can Rob Riggle beat the BucketGolf hole-in-one challenge?
- Playing Around with Rob Riggle — PXG web series
- Holey Moley — Riggle’s golf-comedy broadcast work
CAREER & GOLF JOURNEY
Notable moments
Discovers golf
Begins hitting balls with his mother’s clubs.
Ryder Cup celebrity match
Appears in the celebrity golf activity around the Ryder Cup.
Holey Moley begins
Becomes part of ABC’s mini-golf broadcast team.
PXG ambassador
Launches Playing Around with Rob Riggle.
Handicap discussed publicly
Reports a 10 handicap and low-80s scoring in conversation.
HH take
Why this profile is worth exploring
Think of Riggle as a genuinely committed recreational golfer and golf entertainer: competitive enough to care, experienced enough to play at a respectable level, and self-aware enough to make the struggle part of the fun.