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#17 Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert - Score: 758 - 01/01/11 @ 08:08 
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#18 James Conroy-Finn / @jamesconroyfinn - Score: 758 - 01/04/11 @ 07:14 
C____/\\\________/\\\___/\\\\\\\\\\\___/\\\\____________/\\\\__________<CR>____\/\\\_______\/\\\__\/////\\\///___\/\\\\\\________/\\\\\\__________<CR>_____\//\\\______/\\\_______\/\\\______\/\\\//\\\____/\\\//\\\__________<CR>_______\//\\\____/\\\________\/\\\______\/\\\\///\\\/\\\/_\/\\\__________<CR>_________\//\\\__/\\\_________\/\\\______\/\\\__\///\\\/___\/\\\__________<CR>___________\//\\\/\\\__________\/\\\______\/\\\____\///_____\/\\\__________<CR>_____________\//\\\\\___________\/\\\______\/\\\_____________\/\\\__________<CR>_______________\//\\\_________/\\\\\\\\\\\__\/\\\_____________\/\\\__________<CR>_________________\///_________\///////////___\///______________\///___________<CR>_______________________________________________________________________________<Esc>ZZ

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#19 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa - Score: 758 - 02/23/12 @ 06:18 
C____/\\\________/\\\___/\\\\\\\\\\\___/\\\\____________/\\\\__________<CR>____\/\\\_______\/\\\__\/////\\\///___\/\\\\\\________/\\\\\\__________<CR>_____\//\\\______/\\\_______\/\\\______\/\\\//\\\____/\\\//\\\__________<CR>_______\//\\\____/\\\________\/\\\______\/\\\\///\\\/\\\/_\/\\\__________<CR>_________\//\\\__/\\\_________\/\\\______\/\\\__\///\\\/___\/\\\__________<CR>___________\//\\\/\\\__________\/\\\______\/\\\____\///_____\/\\\__________<CR>_____________\//\\\\\___________\/\\\______\/\\\_____________\/\\\__________<CR>_______________\//\\\_________/\\\\\\\\\\\__\/\\\_____________\/\\\__________<CR>_________________\///_________\///////////___\///______________\///___________<CR>_______________________________________________________________________________<Esc>ZZ

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#20 Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol - Score: 759 - 12/31/10 @ 22:21 
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#21 Su. / @0moMi - Score: 760 - 01/01/11 @ 07:10 
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21 active golfers, 29 entries

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#1 - Justin Love / @wondible

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#2 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

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#4 - Gael / @darkael2

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#5 - Wei Dai / @clvv42

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#6 - h_east (DDD ready) / @h_east

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#8 - Ben Sinclair / @muppling

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#9 - Behnam Esfahbod / @zwnj

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#10 - José Doval / @pepellou

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#11 - Aurélien Delahaye / @alkove

01/02/2011 at 02:42PM

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#12 - Jās Eckard / @chruck

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#13 - William Shackleton / @wshackleton

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#14 - Pete Johns / @johnsyweb

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#15 - You-Siang Lin / @yslinnctu

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#16 - Karel Vervaeke / @karel1980

01/05/2011 at 05:26AM

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#17 - Alain Gilbert / @alain_gilbert

01/01/2011 at 08:08AM

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#18 - James Conroy-Finn / @jamesconroyfinn

01/04/2011 at 07:14AM

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#19 - 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa

02/23/2012 at 06:18AM

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#20 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / @Ujjwol

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#21 - Su. / @0moMi

01/01/2011 at 07:10AM