It was an overcast, chilly Sunday afternoon for the Piedmont Recreation Department’s second annual free Pop-Up Putt Putt party at the Community Hall parking lot, but the weather did not deter a steady stream of families from trying their hand at 19 novelty holes created by city staff, residents, and local community groups.
The event featured a Mobile Golf Simulator (sponsored by ACE Kids Golf), beer from Line 51 Bus and live music by DJ Kev, who kept the mood upbeat throughout the afternoon.
Designs ran the gamut, and presented enough obstacles and hazards to keep participants occupied to the very last hole. The Piedmont Makers in particular turned heads with their colorful robot entry.
A boy, with help from his dad, controls a robotic car to move the ball into the hole 
Success at the Circuit Breakers robotics hole 
Team Circuit Breakers: Left to Right: Jesse Hull (coach), Connor Hull (7th grade), Felix Kansal (7th grade), Jackson Chu (7th grade), Ben Stein (coach), Gabi Stein (8th grade)
The beginning of the course at the Community Hall parking lot 
A friendly competition among Piedmont firemen 
Sarah Eisemon and Laura Edeen, with the help from Havens students, created a hole from all recycled materials 
A (plastic) carnival fish prize from the Quake City Metal hole 
DJ Kev plays music
A special thanks to Friend of the Exedra Bill Reichle, who designed and built our first entry, an homage to the 100th anniversary of the Exedra in Piedmont Park.
Lucky 13: A young boy tries to get through the first obstacle at the Piedmont Exedra hole