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Maybe a simple challenge.

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Zero
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8,17d7
< Seventeen
< Sixteen
< Fifteen
< Fourteen
< Thirteen
< Twelve
< Eleven
< Ten
< Nine
< Eight
18a9,18
> Eight
> Nine
> Ten
> Eleven
> Twelve
> Thirteen
> Fourteen
> Fifteen
> Sixteen
> Seventeen

Solutions

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#93 Justin / justinjaffray - Score: 14 - 04/26/13 @ 13:39 
:9,18g/./m7<CR>ZZ

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#94 Chris Brown / engineercyb - Score: 14 - 08/06/13 @ 23:26 
:8,18g/^/m7<CR>ZZ

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#95 James / Dronak - Score: 14 - 09/03/13 @ 02:01 
:8,18g/^/m7<CR>ZZ

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#96 Marcin Sza / coot_ - Score: 14 - 10/12/13 @ 23:23 
6<CR>12:g/./m7<CR>ZZ

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#97 cj / cj01101 - Score: 14 - 11/21/13 @ 04:27 
:8,18g/^/m7<CR>ZZ

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#98 Tudor Barbu / motanelu - Score: 14 - 01/09/14 @ 14:07 
:8,18g/^/m7<CR>ZZ

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#99 Joonas Pihlajamaa / jokkebk - Score: 14 - 03/03/14 @ 13:30 
:8,18g/./m7<CR>ZZ

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#100 Mark Inksa / MInksaCS - Score: 14 - 05/13/14 @ 21:49 
:8,18g/^/m7<CR>ZZ

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#101 LC / leeren - Score: 14 - 08/10/14 @ 01:19 
:8,18g/^/m7<CR>ZZ

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#102 Benny Wong / bdotdub - Score: 14 - 07/01/15 @ 16:36 
:8,18g#^#m7<CR>ZZ

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#103 Brandon Blakeley / zkelvin - Score: 14 - 11/25/17 @ 05:05 
:9,18g/./m7<CR>ZZ

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#104 Marco Ippolito / maroloccio - Score: 16 - 05/09/11 @ 01:13 
:8,18g/./m7<CR>:wq<CR>

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#105 Vito / GodFather - Score: 16 - 05/20/13 @ 00:01 
9Gqqdd7Gp<C-O>q9@qZZ

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#106 Oliver Christ / 0liverChrist - Score: 16 - 05/22/15 @ 20:44 
8GV18G:g/^/m7<CR>ZZ

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#107 Joshua Moyers / joshuamoyers - Score: 18 - 08/03/11 @ 03:37 
:8,18g/,/<BS><BS>./m7<CR>ZZ

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#108 Anton Lee / antoshalee - Score: 18 - 08/15/11 @ 16:28 
:8,18g/^/m7<CR>:w<CR>:q<CR>

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#109 Will Gray / graywh - Score: 20 - 05/06/11 @ 20:20 
18G11@='"Addk'<CR>"apZZ

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#110 teliotoilet / teliotoilet - Score: 21 - 10/15/11 @ 07:39 
:9<CR>qajmmk:m7<CR>`mq9@aZZ

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#111 Andrés Moya / amoyafoss - Score: 23 - 06/22/12 @ 08:13 
:8<BS>9<CR>qajmmk:m7<CR>'mq9@aZZ

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#112 無ん垢の叫び / john_ababa - Score: 42 - 02/27/12 @ 12:23 
7jd9jpd8jpd7jpd6jpd5jpd4jpd3jpd2jpdjpddpZZ

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#113 Yann Moisan / YannMoisan - Score: 46 - 01/02/13 @ 12:58 
8G10ddPup9ddp8ddp7ddp6ddp5ddp4ddp3ddp2ddpddpZZ

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#114 Jason Axelson / bostonvaulter - Score: 52 - 05/10/11 @ 09:04 
:8<CR>d10jPuud9jpd8jpd7jpd6jpd5jpd4jpd3jpd2jpdjpddp:wq<CR>

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#115 roy blankman / riblankman - Score: 81 - 07/26/11 @ 08:46 
7jdd9jp9kkdd8jp8kkdd7jp7kkkjjkdd6jp7kdd5jp6kdd4jp4kkdd3jp4kdd2jp3kddjpkkddp:w<CR>:q<CR>

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#116 Robert Robotter / robrob12 - Score: 99 - 07/19/11 @ 09:13 
18Gdd7Gp18Gdd8Gp18Gdd9Gp18Gdd10Gp18:<Esc><Esc>18Gdd11Go<Esc>up18Gdd12Gp18Gdd13Gp18Gdd14Gp18Gdd15Gp18Gdd16Gp<Esc>:x<CR>

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Created by: h_east

116 active golfers, 196 entries

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#1 - Tim Chase / gumnos

04/19/2011 at 01:38AM

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#2 - Wei Dai / clvv42

04/19/2011 at 04:18AM

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#5 - Oleg Roshupkin / jjjahson

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#11 - Hu Junfeng / junfeng

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#12 - TchiKong / tchikong

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#18 - Tom von Clef / tomvonclef

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#19 - Vasil Sakarov / vsakarov

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07/01/2015 at 04:39PM

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07/01/2015 at 04:44PM

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#42 - Jim Bob / babyclubber

02/28/2017 at 04:22PM

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04/18/2011 at 03:22PM

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#45 - Kerson Hsiao / KersonHsiao

05/10/2012 at 09:11AM

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04/17/2011 at 05:34PM

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#47 - Pete Johns / johnsyweb

04/17/2011 at 10:11PM

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#54 - Andrey A. Ugolnik / andreyugolnik

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#62 - not so punk :] / notsopunk

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#64 - Øystein Walle / oysteinwalle

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#66 - Sergi Sorribas / lerovitch

08/29/2011 at 02:24PM

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#67 - Tim Tsu / vimgolfpunk

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#68 - Dario Cazzaro / darioqa

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#91 - Nicolas Friedli / NicolasFriedli

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#92 - Tyler / tylerbindon

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#93 - Justin / justinjaffray

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#94 - Chris Brown / engineercyb

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#95 - James / Dronak

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#96 - Marcin Sza / coot_

10/12/2013 at 11:23PM

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#97 - cj / cj01101

11/21/2013 at 04:27AM

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#98 - Tudor Barbu / motanelu

01/09/2014 at 02:07PM

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#99 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / jokkebk

03/03/2014 at 01:30PM

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#100 - Mark Inksa / MInksaCS

05/13/2014 at 09:49PM

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#101 - LC / leeren

08/10/2014 at 01:19AM

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#102 - Benny Wong / bdotdub

07/01/2015 at 04:36PM

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#103 - Brandon Blakeley / zkelvin

11/25/2017 at 05:05AM

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#104 - Marco Ippolito / maroloccio

05/09/2011 at 01:13AM

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#105 - Vito / GodFather

05/20/2013 at 12:01AM

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#106 - Oliver Christ / 0liverChrist

05/22/2015 at 08:44PM

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#107 - Joshua Moyers / joshuamoyers

08/03/2011 at 03:37AM

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#108 - Anton Lee / antoshalee

08/15/2011 at 04:28PM

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#109 - Will Gray / graywh

05/06/2011 at 08:20PM

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#110 - teliotoilet / teliotoilet

10/15/2011 at 07:39AM

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#111 - Andrés Moya / amoyafoss

06/22/2012 at 08:13AM

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#112 - 無ん垢の叫び / john_ababa

02/27/2012 at 12:23PM

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#113 - Yann Moisan / YannMoisan

01/02/2013 at 12:58PM

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#114 - Jason Axelson / bostonvaulter

05/10/2011 at 09:04AM

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#115 - roy blankman / riblankman

07/26/2011 at 08:46AM

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#116 - Robert Robotter / robrob12

07/19/2011 at 09:13AM