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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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#211 - Ryan van Rensburg / @rdvr001

07/21/2016 at 04:24PM

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#212 - Nota Fool / @f970823

07/26/2016 at 05:49PM

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#213 - Миша Сорокин / @rafmikovi4

04/14/2017 at 10:56AM

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#214 - Kritixi Lithos / @kritixilithos

09/03/2017 at 12:16PM

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#215 - Ben Hill / @KaizenSoze70

09/21/2017 at 06:50PM

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#216 - Paul Draghicescu / @pdragy

03/23/2018 at 03:07AM

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#217 - Psycurity / @Psycurity1

06/18/2022 at 02:22PM

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#218 - Joel Gallant / @joelg236

06/30/2015 at 01:22PM

14

#219 - Ruy Adorno / @ruyadorno

06/30/2015 at 05:00PM

14

#220 - Nicola Girardi / @bruciasse

07/01/2015 at 09:28AM

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#221 - David Stensland / @DavidStensland

07/01/2015 at 11:06PM

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#222 - Mike DeBruyn / @djroot2

07/03/2015 at 01:44AM

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#223 - Benny Wong / @bdotdub

07/06/2015 at 07:11PM

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#224 - bc / @_bcarrell

07/07/2015 at 07:17PM

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#225 - aisapatino / @aisapatino

07/30/2015 at 04:57AM

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#226 - Alexander Buntakov / @Buntakov

07/30/2015 at 11:35AM

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#227 - gyermolenko / @gyermolenko_

08/14/2015 at 10:28AM

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#228 - Mikołaj Morzy / @MikolajMorzy

08/20/2015 at 09:03AM

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#229 - Dawid retkiewicz / @dawret

08/21/2015 at 11:08AM

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#230 - Andrew Michaud / @andrewjmichaud

09/04/2015 at 12:33AM

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#231 - 0e4ef622 / @0e4ef622

09/13/2015 at 04:10PM

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#232 - ぷりケツにるぽ / @nillpo

09/16/2015 at 01:23AM

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#233 - Ben Vandervalk / @benvvalk

09/19/2015 at 02:57AM

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#234 - Slavisa Djukic / @ssdjuka

10/01/2015 at 09:46PM

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#235 - Marcus Buffett / @MarcusBuffett

10/05/2015 at 04:53AM

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#236 - Pin / @ponfelipon

10/08/2015 at 05:23PM

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#237 - Stani Banani / @Stani_Banani

10/14/2015 at 12:32AM

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#238 - Daniel Imhoff / @dwieeb

10/24/2015 at 08:47PM

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#239 - Holden Lewis / @lonnez90

12/08/2015 at 08:43PM

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#240 - Quatrix / @Quatrix

08/10/2016 at 10:00PM