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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 55926044bbcb9851bc000001

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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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269 active golfers, 822 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#91 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

05/31/2022 at 05:07PM

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#92 - russellzhaomao / @russellzhaomao

06/12/2022 at 02:55AM

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#93 - Janzen / @__Coos

09/29/2022 at 11:26AM

7

#94 - Mohammad Apel Mahmod / @apel_mahmod

09/21/2023 at 02:57PM

7

#95 - jonas-grobe / @jonas-grobe

02/04/2024 at 04:57PM

7

#96 - Don'tBeAlarmed / @DontBeAlarmed

05/29/2024 at 08:27AM

7

#97 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPigSg

07/25/2024 at 12:23AM

7

#98 - nickGPT / @nickandbro

08/28/2024 at 04:07AM

10

#99 - Калабук Дима / @KalabukDima

08/22/2015 at 06:43PM

10

#100 - NuM / @NuM314

10/24/2015 at 05:32AM

10

#101 - Ryuichiro / @ryuichiro44

11/20/2015 at 12:24PM

10

#102 - ryo_n / @ryo_n

02/10/2016 at 08:14AM

10

#103 - hardaudit / @hardaudit

03/06/2016 at 09:38AM

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#104 - Dimitar Dimitrov / @kurkale6ka

03/11/2016 at 05:09PM

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#105 - T. Sakuma / @taku39

05/06/2016 at 09:54AM

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#106 - tgmeng / @lazy_fabric

06/15/2016 at 06:07AM

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#107 - Ram Tamtam / @ramtamtamtam

06/27/2016 at 08:37AM

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#108 - 王运 / @640138017

08/02/2016 at 12:45AM

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#109 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/22/2016 at 11:26AM

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#110 - Marcin / @Marcin89439917

12/31/2016 at 11:56AM

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#111 - Eduardo Hashimoto / @eduhashi

01/02/2017 at 07:21PM

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#112 - Air Quality Test 8 / @AirQualityTest8

01/16/2017 at 03:16AM

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#113 - James Houghton / @jamesthoughton

05/19/2017 at 07:52PM

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#114 - Brian Hall / @_bruab_

05/23/2017 at 01:35PM

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#115 - DHM / @DHM29978992

04/28/2018 at 01:35AM

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#116 - _Tpouhuk / @Tpouhuk2

08/09/2018 at 11:38AM

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#117 - name / @name65894813

11/23/2018 at 09:40PM

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#118 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

12/23/2018 at 12:40PM

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#119 - Miko / @_m_ik_o_

10/13/2019 at 09:02AM

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#120 - Abnermtj / @Abnerjr19

10/21/2019 at 04:36AM