qualified to be the first golfers to play Evans Prairie on opening day, which was last Friday. It was quite a feat they performed to be the 72  winners of the Golf Quest 2012 Challenge, which was to play the 504 holes of golf in The Villages that were available as of January 2012.  One group called the Iron Men of West Hemingway did it in 43 days.   Perseverance personified is what I would call it, they would probably call it having fun. Another group The Inspirations also performed the feat in 2010 and for doing it back to back their wives surprised them with tickets to the Ryder Cup.  The Fore Golf Divas had something special on their bags.  When the club house was being built there was a large pile of wood scraps and one of the players took four little pieces and made them into bag tags for her foursome, with their names and Fridays date. They will now have the memory and a piece of the clubhouse with them always.  How about the golfer who used the same ball on every hole, that would be an even bigger feat for many of us.  I love that The Villagers all seem to have a story within the story.  I also enjoy the names people assign to their teams such as the above names plus Team No Four Putz, Team Occupy the Villages and how bout Team Double Eagles.  I wonder if the names help their game…did they really have no four putts or double eagles? From the sounds of it Evans Prairie Championship Golf Course also met the challenge of being one of the best courses in the Villages..the Golf Quest participants gave it rave reviews and  thumbs up. Congratulations golfers and Evans Prairie too.