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Start file

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

End file

The quick lazy dog jumps over the brown fox.

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> The quick lazy dog jumps over the brown fox.

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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2144 active golfers, 7968 entries

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#811 - Adam Wilson / @adamlemurwilson

06/21/2019 at 07:55PM

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#812 - Chester Yap / @Chest_ErYap

07/11/2019 at 04:29AM

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#813 - Ivo Blöchliger / @aigledesalpes

08/03/2019 at 12:17PM

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#814 - Joel Elkins / @dice_tea

08/03/2019 at 10:37PM

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#815 - Matt Vaughn / @mattttvaughn

08/04/2019 at 02:56AM

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#816 - Adam Hartz / @awareofnow

08/22/2019 at 02:46AM

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#817 - Abnermtj / @Abnerjr19

09/25/2019 at 03:55AM

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#818 - Miko / @_m_ik_o_

09/26/2019 at 07:05PM

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#819 - Gregory Furter / @gfurter

10/29/2019 at 03:59PM

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#820 - Lory / @Lory46845742

11/01/2019 at 10:18AM

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#821 - Alex Emelianov / @AlexEmelianov3

11/04/2019 at 06:58PM

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11/22/2019 at 03:48PM

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12/19/2019 at 04:16PM

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#824 - Wenbo / @nuxping1

12/29/2019 at 01:01PM

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#825 - nicosierra / @nicosierra84

01/09/2020 at 10:49PM

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#826 - Jerry Zhu / @xpost2000games

01/21/2020 at 03:51AM

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#827 - Rune Warhuus / @DinkDonkNorway

01/22/2020 at 11:36PM

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#828 - Kyle X. Clark / @KyXr_Clark

01/27/2020 at 01:20AM

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#829 - KingYames / @JamesZeHunter

02/25/2020 at 12:45PM

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02/28/2020 at 10:51AM

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03/21/2020 at 01:56PM

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04/01/2020 at 02:15PM

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04/02/2020 at 04:48PM

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#836 - Zachary Lee / @abstractlyZach

04/25/2020 at 06:33PM

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#837 - Duncan Brown / @duncanjbrown

05/06/2020 at 08:29PM

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05/11/2020 at 08:53AM

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06/04/2020 at 03:23PM

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#840 - Romain / @djizeuscoco

06/15/2020 at 10:47AM