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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
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Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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244 active golfers, 334 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Rodolphe Marques / @rodmar_

12/30/2010 at 09:38AM

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#2 - Aurélien Delahaye / @alkove

12/30/2010 at 09:44AM

12

#3 - space for rent / @raf_whispering

12/30/2010 at 09:44AM

12

#4 - h_east (DDD ready) / @h_east

12/30/2010 at 09:47AM

12

#5 - scott / @SetecAstronomy

12/30/2010 at 09:53AM

12

#6 - Johannes Martinsson / @moxiba

12/30/2010 at 09:56AM

12

#7 - Josh Weinberg / @jcweinberg

12/30/2010 at 09:56AM

12

#8 - Douglas Stockwell / @dstockwell

12/30/2010 at 09:57AM

12

#9 - Stephen Morrow / @yawmark

12/30/2010 at 10:00AM

12

#10 - Tom Adams / @holizz

12/30/2010 at 10:12AM

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#11 - James Wickett / @wickett

12/30/2010 at 10:13AM

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#12 - Jim Garvin / @coderifous

12/30/2010 at 10:15AM

12

#13 - Jordan Lewis / @JordanALewis

12/30/2010 at 10:18AM

12

#14 - Przemysław Pawełczyk / @przemoc86

12/30/2010 at 10:24AM

12

#15 - Akira Matsuda / @a_matsuda

12/30/2010 at 10:33AM

12

#16 - JamesKovacs / @JamesKovacs

12/30/2010 at 10:36AM

12

#17 - Clint Tseng / @cxlt

12/30/2010 at 10:38AM

12

#18 - Brian Ferrell / @endenizen

12/30/2010 at 10:41AM

12

#19 - Soliman Sylvain / @sylvain_soliman

12/30/2010 at 10:43AM

12

#20 - Ben Brown / @benofbrown

12/30/2010 at 10:58AM

12

#21 - Denis Odorcic / @denisodorcic

12/30/2010 at 11:20AM

12

#22 - lionel young / @lionelyoung

12/30/2010 at 11:33AM

12

#23 - Dry / @prolongator

12/30/2010 at 11:35AM

12

#24 - Kornél Lugosi / @Coornail

12/30/2010 at 12:00PM

12

#25 -  Ikhsan Maulana / @ixandidu

12/30/2010 at 12:19PM

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#26 - David Bengoa / @DvdBng

12/30/2010 at 12:20PM

12

#27 - Henri Bourcereau / @mmai

12/30/2010 at 12:23PM

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#28 - Mike Plotz / @antisuji

12/30/2010 at 12:46PM

12

#29 - Yannick LM / @yanicklm

12/30/2010 at 01:05PM

12

#30 - Yan / @yan

12/30/2010 at 01:26PM

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#31 - Daniel Einspanjer / @deinspanjer

12/30/2010 at 01:39PM

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#32 - Dan Smith / @untermrad

12/30/2010 at 01:46PM

12

#33 - Brad / @bjjwillis

12/30/2010 at 02:19PM

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#34 - Dezső Zoltán / @zakiazigazi

12/30/2010 at 02:26PM

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#35 - Benjamin Thomas / @bentomas

12/30/2010 at 02:31PM

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#36 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

12/30/2010 at 03:13PM

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#37 - Rune Botten / @runeb

12/30/2010 at 05:00PM

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#38 - Matthew Draper / @_matthewd

12/30/2010 at 05:01PM

12

#39 - Amir Hedayaty / @hedayaty

12/30/2010 at 05:03PM

12

#40 - Juan C. Muller / @juancmuller

12/30/2010 at 06:51PM

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#41 - David / @ddddddddavid

12/30/2010 at 07:44PM

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#42 - ninereeds / @ninereeds

12/30/2010 at 08:15PM

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#43 - Brandon Ferguson / @bnferguson

12/30/2010 at 08:35PM

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#44 - Dmytro Shteflyuk / @kpumuk

12/30/2010 at 08:46PM

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#45 - Austin Taylor / @austintaylor

12/30/2010 at 09:06PM

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#46 - Mikel Ward / @mikelward

12/30/2010 at 09:58PM

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#47 - Utkarsh Kukreti / @utkarshkukreti

12/30/2010 at 09:59PM

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#48 - Peter Anselmo / @peter_anselmo

12/30/2010 at 10:26PM

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#49 - Danny Dulai / @dannydulai

12/30/2010 at 10:45PM

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#50 - Fer Enaf / @0x00C0FFEE

12/30/2010 at 11:09PM

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#51 - Erik F. Kastner / @kastner

12/30/2010 at 11:17PM

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#52 - Leonard Chin / @lchin

12/31/2010 at 01:25AM

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#53 - 藤田祥 / Sho Fujita / @fujisho

12/31/2010 at 03:44AM

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#54 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

12/31/2010 at 04:59AM

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#55 - PA Parent / @paparent

12/31/2010 at 05:09AM

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#56 - Prody / @Prody225

12/31/2010 at 05:41AM

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#57 - James Conroy-Finn / @jamesconroyfinn

12/31/2010 at 06:02AM

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#58 - milkypostman / @milkypostman

12/31/2010 at 06:18AM

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#59 - Ricardo Mendes / @locks

12/31/2010 at 06:28AM

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#60 - Marco Fontani / @mfontani

12/31/2010 at 06:32AM

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#61 - Henrik Nyh / @henrik

12/31/2010 at 06:57AM

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#62 - Balkoth / @_Balkoth_

12/31/2010 at 07:28AM

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#63 - Eike Schulte / @eikeschulte

12/31/2010 at 07:29AM

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#64 - Rod Cloutier / @RodCloutier

12/31/2010 at 07:55AM

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#65 - Marc Lacoursière / @RooSoft

12/31/2010 at 09:02AM

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#66 - Josh Reynolds / @jreynolds

12/31/2010 at 09:21AM

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#67 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

12/31/2010 at 12:05PM

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#68 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

12/31/2010 at 12:12PM

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#69 - Kyle Willmon / @kylewillmon

12/31/2010 at 03:44PM

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#70 - Vincent Isambart / @vincentisambart

12/31/2010 at 04:17PM

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#71 - Joshua Flanagan / @jflanagan

12/31/2010 at 04:23PM

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#72 - Will Gray / @graywh

12/31/2010 at 05:00PM

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#73 - Paul King / @nrocy

12/31/2010 at 05:54PM

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#74 - Lee Marlow / @lmarlow

12/31/2010 at 07:41PM

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#75 - larsd / @larsd

12/31/2010 at 10:33PM

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#76 - Casey W Crites / @caseycrites

12/31/2010 at 10:46PM

12

#77 - dominique pellé / @vimgolfisto

01/01/2011 at 02:15AM

12

#78 - Israel Chauca F. / @Raimondi

01/01/2011 at 03:19AM

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#79 - derp derp / @derp__

01/01/2011 at 11:48AM

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#80 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

01/02/2011 at 01:18AM

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#81 - vTsoumenis / @kioopi

01/02/2011 at 06:45AM

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#82 - Ben Lenarts / @benlenarts

01/02/2011 at 03:41PM

12

#83 - Foo Foo / @foofoofoo42

01/02/2011 at 11:21PM

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#84 - Chad Waters / @cgwaters

01/03/2011 at 06:46AM

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#85 - Larry Marburger / @lmarburger

01/03/2011 at 09:49AM

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#86 - Clément Nodet / @clementnodet

01/03/2011 at 03:12PM

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#87 - Aaron Bull Schaefer / @elasticdog

01/04/2011 at 05:06PM

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#88 - Victor Vaile / @victorv4_

01/04/2011 at 11:18PM

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#89 - Javier Arce / @javier

01/05/2011 at 12:45PM

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#90 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

01/06/2011 at 06:12AM

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#91 - Stephan Weller / @stephan_weller

01/06/2011 at 09:31AM

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#92 - Francisco Dibar / @frandibar

01/07/2011 at 09:18PM

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#93 - aimee / @sermoa

01/09/2011 at 08:50AM

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#94 - drio / @drio

01/09/2011 at 04:32PM

12

#95 - Wonha Ryu / @beingryu

01/10/2011 at 10:55PM

12

#96 - fuck you / @jerkassholeface

01/14/2011 at 04:32PM

12

#97 - Thomas Schönwälder / @Masei1988

01/15/2011 at 01:33PM

12

#98 - Federico Galassi / @federicogalassi

01/17/2011 at 10:31AM

12

#99 - jcmvbkbc / @jcmvbkbc

01/18/2011 at 01:29PM

12

#100 - Vladimir Parfinenko / @cypok

01/18/2011 at 10:16PM

12

#101 - Andrey A. Ugolnik / @andreyugolnik

01/19/2011 at 12:23PM

12

#102 - Oleg Roshupkin / @jjjahson

01/20/2011 at 08:24PM

12

#103 - xhtmlforum / @xhtmlforum

01/25/2011 at 12:01AM

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#104 - Matthieu Honel / @ocus

01/28/2011 at 12:09AM

12

#105 - vg / @vimgolfer

01/28/2011 at 04:51AM

12

#106 - Joost / @vlabakje

02/11/2011 at 02:57PM

12

#107 - dschobel / @dschobel

02/19/2011 at 04:15PM

12

#108 - Eivind Jahren / @HaskellElephant

02/21/2011 at 09:19AM

12

#109 - Pasha Klets / @p01nt

02/25/2011 at 02:58AM

12

#110 - Jeroen / @teranex

03/01/2011 at 03:03PM

12

#111 - Paweu1kZ nbNeyIhH / @yUQlwsFpRSzxJFh

03/06/2011 at 01:52PM

12

#112 - Andrew Dorman / @andydorman

03/21/2011 at 07:28AM

12

#113 - rabidpraxis / @rabidpraxis

03/23/2011 at 07:26PM

12

#114 - Beau Dacious / @nocash

03/24/2011 at 10:41AM

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#115 - Thom Hughes / @thom_hughes_1

03/28/2011 at 02:31AM

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#116 - Mathias Bynens  / @mathias

04/08/2011 at 02:58AM

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#117 - Yannis Chatzimichos / @feedward

04/13/2011 at 05:21AM

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#118 - Derrick Camerino / @robustdj

04/20/2011 at 01:47PM

12

#119 - sorami / @boredoms

04/30/2011 at 05:11PM

12

#120 - Ilya Strukov / @i1ey

05/01/2011 at 11:30PM

12

#121 - Ian McCowan / @valrus

05/29/2011 at 02:42PM

12

#122 - Márton Juhász / @juhasz

06/04/2011 at 01:23PM

12

#123 - Bryan / @bkendall

06/06/2011 at 01:28PM

12

#124 - Rasmus P / @rasmup

06/08/2011 at 07:25PM

12

#125 - Justin Love / @wondible

06/29/2011 at 05:35AM

12

#126 - Dan Masquelier / @danmasq

06/30/2011 at 11:28PM

12

#127 - Sammasati / @sammasati0

07/16/2011 at 08:23PM

12

#128 - Jim Infield / @jinfield

07/21/2011 at 03:26PM

12

#129 - Johan Sveholm / @rymdtjuren

07/21/2011 at 05:53PM

12

#130 - Dave / @zzdave13

07/27/2011 at 10:56AM

12

#131 - Alexander Yermakov / @Mannavard

08/05/2011 at 05:29AM

12

#132 - Stanley Wang / @stanleynwang

08/25/2011 at 04:23AM

12

#133 - Jesús Espino / @jespinog

09/07/2011 at 02:53AM

12

#134 - William Dunand / @wdunand

11/28/2011 at 06:04PM

12

#135 - Trevor Powell / @DoomedBunnies

11/29/2011 at 11:07PM

12

#136 - You-Siang Lin / @yslinnctu

12/01/2011 at 08:13PM

12

#137 - Benjamin Sullivan / @benjaminsull

12/06/2011 at 09:42AM

12

#138 - Jaime A. Sánchez / @jashbeta

12/21/2011 at 09:22PM

12

#139 - Xavier Nayrac / @lkdjiin

12/30/2011 at 06:29AM

12

#140 - Dj Vimgolf / @dj_vimgolf

12/31/2011 at 12:01PM

12

#141 - peter shih / @peter50216

01/06/2012 at 12:24AM

12

#142 - Vasil Sakarov / @vsakarov

01/17/2012 at 12:34PM

12

#143 - Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII

01/24/2012 at 12:37PM

12

#144 - Renat Aksitov / @Korvin79

01/28/2012 at 02:30PM

12

#145 - Tesnorth / @Tesnorth

01/31/2012 at 08:46AM

12

#146 - John / @OneOhOneOhOneOh

02/04/2012 at 06:18PM

12

#147 - Jyun-Fan Tsai / @fakecolor

02/14/2012 at 05:45AM

12

#148 - Ibrahim Tencer / @ibrahimtencer

02/15/2012 at 10:14PM

12

#149 - 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa

02/23/2012 at 08:23AM

12

#150 - arno renevier / @dadadiblog

03/18/2012 at 08:32AM

12

#151 - Garry Shutler / @gshutler

03/31/2012 at 11:35AM

12

#152 - Nolen Royalty / @NolenRoyalty

04/20/2012 at 04:20PM

12

#153 - Cat Dragon / @catragon

05/04/2012 at 04:28AM

12

#154 - ミゲ / @tsumaranaikedo

05/04/2012 at 08:30PM

12

#155 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

05/06/2012 at 07:22AM

12

#156 - ise0615 / @ise0615

05/25/2012 at 10:57AM

12

#157 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

06/10/2012 at 07:07PM

12

#158 - Toto l'haricot / @nico_le_terribl

06/29/2012 at 05:48PM

12

#159 - Andrew D. Wong / @andrewdwong

07/16/2012 at 10:55AM

12

#160 - Arto Vuori / @dhpe

09/01/2012 at 11:43AM

12

#161 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

09/18/2012 at 09:30PM

12

#162 - Vim rocks / @vimrocks

10/08/2012 at 03:30PM

12

#163 - Lance Levine / @LanceSMLevine

10/09/2012 at 10:40PM

12

#164 - matthew keesan / @keesan

10/24/2012 at 05:37AM

12

#165 - Drew Neil / @nelstrom

11/26/2012 at 03:42PM

12

#166 - Marcin Sza / @coot_

12/05/2012 at 08:13AM

12

#167 - Michael / @patheticpat

12/16/2012 at 11:30AM

12

#168 - Alex Hammel / @AlexJHammel

12/23/2012 at 10:34AM

12

#169 - JonLz / @LzJon

12/26/2012 at 12:14PM

12

#170 - Hubba / @HubbaBubbaFett

12/28/2012 at 01:20PM

12

#171 - Runar / @runarfu

01/12/2013 at 08:36AM

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#172 - Asmund Liseth / @Asmund_L

01/20/2013 at 12:32PM

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#173 - Yann Moisan / @YannMoisan

01/26/2013 at 03:40PM

12

#174 - Pedro Franceschi / @pedroh96

02/05/2013 at 06:29PM

12

#175 - Adam Bell / @adamgbell

03/21/2013 at 03:05PM

12

#176 - Dan Williams / @deft_of_center

04/02/2013 at 04:41PM

12

#177 - Justin / @justinjaffray

04/24/2013 at 06:35AM

12

#178 - Global Maquereau / @GlobalMaquereau

04/24/2013 at 07:43AM

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#179 - Gtranbot / @gtranbot

04/27/2013 at 03:16AM

12

#180 - Aaron Josephs / @aaronjosephs1

05/01/2013 at 07:47PM

12

#181 - Vito / @GodFather

05/19/2013 at 04:30PM

12

#182 - Marco Hinz / @_mhinz_

05/21/2013 at 07:55AM

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#183 - Timothée Gauthier / @zmf_tim

07/07/2013 at 03:12AM

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#184 - David Kormushoff / @Kormie

07/08/2013 at 07:10PM

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#185 - moo goo / @m00g000

07/19/2013 at 06:49AM

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#186 - J.Kirchartz / @JKirchartz

07/24/2013 at 08:11PM

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#187 - A / @Tower_1980

07/28/2013 at 05:05AM

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#188 - Steve Tjoa / @stevetjoa

07/30/2013 at 11:23AM

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#189 - Chris Brown / @engineercyb

08/05/2013 at 05:02PM

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#190 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

08/20/2013 at 10:20AM

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#191 - James / @Dronak

09/02/2013 at 07:36PM

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#192 - yaon / @yaon4

09/10/2013 at 08:07AM

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#193 - brett / @brettyukich

10/01/2013 at 02:19AM

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#194 - cj / @cj01101

10/18/2013 at 03:22PM

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#195 - Tyler / @tylerbindon

10/20/2013 at 09:40PM

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#196 - Larry Boltovskoi / @larrybolt

12/07/2013 at 06:19PM

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#197 - Pandu / @pandu_golf

01/05/2014 at 02:27AM

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#198 - Alex Colson / @alexcolson

01/06/2014 at 06:08PM

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#199 - pikaren / @REALpikaren

01/23/2014 at 04:05AM

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#200 - Karun Ramakrishnan / @the_karun

01/23/2014 at 01:37PM

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#201 - Helge Milde / @helgefmi

02/03/2014 at 06:44AM

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#202 - Xelrifos / @Xelrifos

02/17/2014 at 07:21AM

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#203 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / @jokkebk

02/21/2014 at 04:09AM

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#204 - Milind Ganjoo / @mganjoo

03/13/2014 at 01:39AM

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#205 - Luke Ellis / @slav0x

03/21/2014 at 04:54AM

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#206 - Felipe Jaramillo F / @mrfelipe

05/03/2014 at 10:01AM

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#207 - John Braxler / @braxler

05/20/2014 at 10:39AM

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#208 - Rob Glew / @RealGlew

06/10/2014 at 06:58AM

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#209 - Connie Qi / @connieqi

06/10/2014 at 08:24AM

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#210 - Jacob Branaugh / @jacobbranaugh

06/25/2014 at 04:04PM

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#211 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

07/02/2014 at 07:21AM

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#212 - Caek / @Caek_

07/14/2014 at 07:07PM

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#213 - Leeren / @Leeren

08/09/2014 at 02:37PM

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#214 - Justin Knag / @justinknag

08/29/2014 at 06:23PM

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#215 - i5513 / @i5513

09/12/2014 at 03:22PM

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#216 - Johannes H. / @neVexa

09/23/2014 at 08:49AM

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#217 - Roy Vim / @RoyVim

09/24/2014 at 12:38PM

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#218 - Jose Gutierrez / @Jogusa

10/22/2014 at 01:28PM

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#219 - asd fsdf / @totallythr

10/29/2014 at 07:51PM

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#220 - Alexander Kaloshin / @undassa_

11/06/2014 at 02:02PM

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#221 - Samuel Masuy / @samasuy

11/14/2014 at 03:41PM

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#222 - yachi / @yaachi

12/30/2014 at 11:42PM

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#223 - Ben LeMasurier / @lemasurier

01/31/2015 at 05:03PM

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#224 - Tommy Stanton / @tommystanton

12/30/2010 at 09:56AM

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#225 - Jacob Buys / @wjbuys

12/30/2010 at 11:18AM

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#226 - Paul Nicholson / @paulnicholson

12/30/2010 at 12:23PM

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#227 - Logical Partition / @sdb9

12/30/2010 at 01:15PM

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#228 - Guillaume Bonnoron / @gbonnoron

12/30/2010 at 02:01PM

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#229 - Petr Blaho / @petrblaho

12/31/2010 at 04:20AM

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#230 - Bjørn Fotland / @bfotland

12/31/2010 at 08:03AM

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#231 - Brad Taylor / @robotsasquatch

12/31/2010 at 09:27AM

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#232 - Joe Hassick / @jhassick

12/31/2010 at 11:41AM

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#233 - Thedward the Edward / @thedward

12/31/2010 at 11:53PM

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#234 - AD / @golferTest101

01/01/2011 at 07:47AM

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#235 - Daniel Grippi / @danielgrippi

01/01/2011 at 04:40PM

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#236 - Jan B. / @bracki

01/05/2011 at 02:00AM

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#237 - Raphael Sofaer / @rsofaer

06/12/2011 at 07:34PM

13

#238 - William Hua / @attente

07/17/2011 at 06:05AM

14

#239 - Katie Kennedy / @cappy_haddock

12/30/2010 at 11:14AM

14

#240 - Josh / @karlw00t

12/30/2010 at 04:49PM

19

#241 - Jonny Gerold / @fsk141

12/30/2010 at 09:50AM

26

#242 - Simon C / @happynoff

12/30/2010 at 01:37PM

27

#243 - Marian Schubert / @MarianSchubert

12/30/2010 at 11:31AM

27

#244 - Joel Taylor / @joelteon_

12/31/2010 at 08:37PM