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#83 Matt / @meagar - Score: 28 - 09/07/11 @ 13:38 
yw*i[<Esc>ea][]<Esc>Lo<CR>    [<Esc>ps]:<Esc>ZZ

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#84 James Freed / @JamesTFreed - Score: 28 - 02/02/12 @ 17:42 
*diwi[<C-O>P][]<Esc>jjo<CR>    [<C-O>p]:<Esc>ZZ

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#85 Peter Jetbeard / @Jetbeard - Score: 28 - 02/06/12 @ 16:25 
yw*i[<Esc>ea][]<Esc>Lo<CR>    [<Esc>ps]:<Esc>ZZ

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#86 Nolen Royalty / @NolenRoyalty - Score: 28 - 04/20/12 @ 19:58 
yw*i[<Esc>ea][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [<C-R>"<BS>]:<Esc>ZZ

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#87 James Cash / @jamesnvc - Score: 29 - 01/05/11 @ 06:02 
9Wi[<C-O>e<Right>][]<Esc>bya]}o<CR>    <Esc>pA:<Esc>ZZ

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#88 Su. / @0moMi - Score: 29 - 01/05/11 @ 18:25 
9Wyei[<Esc>ea][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [<Esc>pa]:<Esc>ZZ

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#89 Jordan Lewis / @JordanALewis - Score: 29 - 01/06/11 @ 13:35 
)i[<Esc>yt f i][]<Esc>Go<CR><Esc>4i <Esc>pA]:<Esc>ZZ

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#90 Katie Kennedy / @cappy_haddock - Score: 31 - 02/26/11 @ 11:08 
f.wdei[][]<Esc>BpllyBGo<CR>    <Esc>pa:<Esc>ZZ

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#91 drio / @drio - Score: 32 - 01/16/11 @ 15:08 
2fMi[<Esc>fna][]<Esc>Go<CR><Esc>5I <Esc>i[M<C-P>]:<Esc>lxZZ

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#92 foo bar / @whoever_foo - Score: 32 - 01/19/11 @ 02:14 
*yiwi[<Esc>ea][]<Esc>G2o<Esc>4i <Esc>pbi[<Esc>A]:<Esc>ZZ

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#93 Brendan Taylor / @beect - Score: 32 - 04/26/11 @ 16:07 
yw2fMi[<Esc>t a][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [<Esc>pa<BS>]:<Esc>ZZ

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#94 Alexander Flatter / @aflatter - Score: 33 - 11/28/11 @ 13:45 
yw*i[<Esc>ea][]<Esc>Lo<CR>    [<Esc>pr]a:<Esc>:w<CR>:q<CR>

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#95 fuck you / @jerkassholeface - Score: 34 - 01/12/11 @ 17:33 
/Ma<CR>i[<Esc>wwhi][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [Mar<C-N>]:<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#96 Matt Donahoe / @mdonahoe - Score: 34 - 11/26/11 @ 15:54 
*ywi[<Esc>ea][]<Esc>GA<CR><CR>    []:<Esc>2ha<Esc>pwhxZZ

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#97 Guillaume Bonnoron / @gbonnoron - Score: 35 - 01/05/11 @ 13:11 
14w<C-V>7lx2i[]<Esc>hhPhy10ljjo<CR>    <Esc>pa:<Esc>ZZ

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#98 Ben Bleything / @bleything - Score: 35 - 01/05/11 @ 13:30 
2fMi[<Esc>Ea][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [Markdown]:<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#99 Pablo Villalba / @micho - Score: 35 - 01/09/11 @ 06:52 
9Wi[<Esc>wwhi][]<Esc>jjo<CR>    [Markdown]:<Esc>ZZ

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#100 Mathias Fussenegger / @mfussenegger - Score: 38 - 06/06/11 @ 14:22 
/Mark<CR>i[<Esc>Ea][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [Markdown]:<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#101 David Wilemski / @davidwilemski - Score: 38 - 06/09/11 @ 11:44 
/Ma<CR>i[<Esc>wwhi][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [Markdown]:<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#102 Florian Vallen / @florianvallen - Score: 40 - 01/09/11 @ 06:59 
fMfM:<BS>i[<Esc>wwi<Left>][]<Esc>Go<CR>    [Markdown]:<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#103 Kelan Champagne / @kelan - Score: 85 - 01/30/11 @ 00:30 
*i"<Esc>wwhi"<Esc><Left>ywGuuuuuuuuuuulhi[<Esc>f<Esc><Esc>t<Esc><Esc>ea][]<F1><Esc>:q<CR><Left><Left><Left><Left>ywGoo<BS><CR>    [p<Esc>xp<Esc>u<Right>aMarkdown]:<Esc>:wq<CR>

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103 active golfers, 320 entries

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#87 - James Cash / @jamesnvc

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04/26/2011 at 04:07PM

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11/28/2011 at 01:45PM

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#95 - fuck you / @jerkassholeface

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11/26/2011 at 03:54PM

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#99 - Pablo Villalba / @micho

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#101 - David Wilemski / @davidwilemski

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#103 - Kelan Champagne / @kelan

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