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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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#151 - Marcin Szamotulski / @me_coot

08/16/2015 at 01:23PM

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#152 - Jaypal Singh / @JaypalSingh

08/18/2015 at 09:00PM

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#153 - Sergey Semushin / @Predelnik

08/29/2015 at 08:20AM

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#154 - Nicholas Marrone / @nickmarrone

09/07/2015 at 03:37PM

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#155 - Yaroslav Kanarev / @yarosurabu

09/08/2015 at 04:36PM

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#156 - Léo S / @LeoSauvaget

09/25/2015 at 06:56PM

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#157 - Mikael Saltzman / @MikaelSaltzman

09/25/2015 at 11:46PM

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#158 - AD / @Lievr0

11/21/2015 at 03:06PM

12

#159 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

03/13/2016 at 01:39PM

12

#160 - Andres Araya / @arayaandresfco

05/16/2016 at 02:22AM

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#161 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

08/02/2016 at 05:06AM

12

#162 - George Angelopoulos / @g_usermod

08/06/2016 at 01:05PM

12

#163 - Samuel Damashek / @SamuelDamashek

05/19/2017 at 07:52PM

12

#164 - Carl Egbert / @CarlOEgbert

06/14/2017 at 02:55AM

12

#165 - Jacob Buete / @JBuete

07/03/2017 at 12:30PM

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#166 - Jon Bakies / @jonbakies

10/05/2017 at 08:06PM

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#167 - Bart Reynolds / @bartums

04/07/2018 at 08:22PM

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#168 - Ivo Blöchliger / @aigledesalpes

08/15/2019 at 07:32PM

12

#169 - Aaron / @_Lordofthevoid_

12/06/2019 at 01:57PM

12

#170 - vimgolfaccfekxh / @vimgolfaccfekxh

10/30/2022 at 09:28PM

13

#171 - 許肇南 / @dh3014

06/30/2015 at 10:18AM

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#172 - Geoff Gu / @geoff_gu

06/30/2015 at 11:40AM

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#173 - Anoop Kumar / @anooplive

06/30/2015 at 12:14PM

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#174 - Eduardo / @earada

06/30/2015 at 01:29PM

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#175 - Lieven Keersmaekers / @LievenKeersmaek

06/30/2015 at 06:21PM

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#176 - lumi / @lumi_woking

07/01/2015 at 06:03PM

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#177 - Mathew Abado / @MathewAbado

07/02/2015 at 12:43AM

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#178 - Thnikkaman / @nabrahamson

07/02/2015 at 01:43PM

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#179 - Connor Osborn / @connor_osborn

07/03/2015 at 04:51AM

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#180 - Stefan Knudsen / @knud32

07/05/2015 at 03:33PM