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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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167 active golfers, 522 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - Allen57 / @ludo57310

09/18/2016 at 02:05PM

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#62 - javier castro / @eusipial

09/19/2016 at 04:30AM

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#63 - Patrick Davey / @psdavey

09/21/2016 at 08:31AM

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#64 - poke / @useraaaaaaaaaaf

10/06/2016 at 02:39PM

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#65 - Christian Rondeau / @c_rondeau

10/16/2016 at 03:02AM

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#66 - Bill Ruddock / @biinari

10/31/2016 at 02:14AM

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#67 - 정품비아그라 / @shirano80

10/31/2016 at 03:01AM

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#68 - Davis Fields / @i301585

11/04/2016 at 11:57PM

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#69 - timerella® / @timerella

11/16/2016 at 11:24PM

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#70 - Zhihong Liu / @pieapple03

02/15/2017 at 12:42AM

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#71 - Dimitar Ivanov / @dimisthoughts

03/20/2017 at 12:54AM

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#72 - Zachary Neubert / @Mr_Saturn16347

03/24/2017 at 12:22AM

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#73 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

05/06/2017 at 11:56PM

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#74 - Lukas Galke / @_lpag

05/31/2017 at 10:08PM

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#75 - Ben Hill / @KaizenSoze70

06/30/2017 at 08:58PM

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#76 - Frank Malone / @FrankMa00268686

07/27/2017 at 12:17PM

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#77 - SVG / @dotnose5

10/29/2017 at 02:07AM

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#78 - DHM / @DHM29978992

04/28/2018 at 02:41AM

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#79 - name / @name65894813

11/25/2018 at 04:18AM

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#80 - Mihai / @mihaicristiant

12/24/2018 at 06:25PM

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#81 - Chester Yap / @Chest_ErYap

08/03/2019 at 07:27PM

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#82 - Lory / @Lory46845742

11/21/2019 at 08:35AM

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#83 - hepebexè / @hepebexe

02/21/2021 at 08:17PM

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#84 - pikjes / @pikjes2

03/21/2021 at 08:02PM

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#85 - Jean George / @JeanGeo20504212

01/07/2022 at 01:00PM

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#86 - z00master / @z00master

08/19/2022 at 06:20AM

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#87 - Omar Alawadhi / @OmarAla59544225

10/19/2022 at 05:03PM

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#88 - moh ayaya / @AyayaMoh

09/29/2023 at 04:35PM

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#89 - Chris / @Gaunah_

09/07/2016 at 09:09AM

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#90 - Igor Czerwinski / @igoratron

10/23/2016 at 01:33PM