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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 57cf3e398c660c1f8f014717

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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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Created by: @udioica Tweet

167 active golfers, 522 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - John Braxler / @braxler

09/07/2016 at 03:49PM

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#2 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

09/07/2016 at 06:53PM

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#3 - jaresty / @jaresty

09/07/2016 at 09:07PM

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#4 - Caleb Prashant / @calebprashant

09/12/2016 at 01:21PM

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#5 - David Montague / @sirlamps

09/16/2016 at 06:19PM

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#6 - Sahar Rachamim (Kishu) / @SRachamim

09/19/2016 at 08:59PM

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#7 - Christian Albertsen / @mannahusum

09/20/2016 at 11:36AM

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#8 - 何晨 / @hechen0_

09/22/2016 at 05:14PM

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#9 - Nico / @_Nico_Caro

09/23/2016 at 06:48PM

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#10 - James Pringle / @jameskpringle

09/28/2016 at 04:05PM

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#11 - Jeremiah Gibson / @jeremiah4691

09/28/2016 at 10:39PM

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#12 - manbogot / @gmanbor

10/02/2016 at 09:16AM

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#13 - Nikos Kwlos / @Kwlos_Calling

10/07/2016 at 08:00PM

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#14 - trx / @trxdbg

10/10/2016 at 09:02AM

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#15 - jinx balotchnik / @balotchnik

10/14/2016 at 02:18AM

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#16 - Chris Hampson / @ChrisHampsonGTD

10/15/2016 at 11:16AM

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#17 - Brian Mego / @Major251

10/17/2016 at 04:04AM

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#18 - 子皓翁 / @geniusgordon

10/29/2016 at 04:12PM

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#19 - Alan Turing / @alantrng

11/15/2016 at 11:45AM

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#20 - Patrick Sanan / @patricksanan

01/10/2017 at 02:39PM

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#21 - Michael Buckley / @apolatg

01/16/2017 at 10:01PM

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#22 - sijinyuan / @sijinyuan

02/20/2017 at 01:29AM

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#23 - Alexander Bessonov / @nonsleepr

03/15/2017 at 10:29PM

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#24 - Ilya Shakirov / @aelaau

03/22/2017 at 09:29AM

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#25 - Tyler Holien / @tylerholien

03/27/2017 at 04:29AM

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#26 - 梧桐王子 / @WutongYujie

04/27/2017 at 06:00AM

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#27 - Melvin Cheung / @MelvinCheung

05/26/2017 at 03:45AM

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#28 - tomb0y / @tomb0_0y

05/29/2017 at 07:15PM

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#29 - Turkey Man / @lvturkeyman

11/11/2017 at 05:56PM

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#30 - c0llision / @sh3llcode

01/28/2018 at 09:32AM