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The meaning

Numbers are fun!

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My favourite number is 24

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My favourite number is 42

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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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364 active golfers, 577 entries

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#331 - Alfredo Di Napoli / @alfredodinapoli

04/28/2012 at 04:32PM

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#332 - ろひの宮@長崎市 / @rohinomiya

05/01/2012 at 10:19AM

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#333 - Michał Jarosz / @mchlpl

05/01/2012 at 02:37PM

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#334 - J Paul Daigle / @philosodad

05/23/2012 at 06:40PM

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#335 - Gowtham Madhava / @gowthamgowtham

07/02/2012 at 05:00PM

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#336 - Eric Söderström / @eksoderstrom

07/20/2012 at 03:55PM

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#337 - Pradeep Kumar 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 / @pradeep6kumar

12/12/2012 at 11:10AM

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#338 - Edward Banner / @EdwardBanner

05/01/2013 at 12:19AM

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#339 - SayreBlades / @SayreBlades

07/16/2013 at 01:09PM

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#340 - Tullio Facchinetti / @toolleeo

07/25/2013 at 09:03PM

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#341 - Bart of Denver / @bartofdenver

08/12/2013 at 10:43PM

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#342 - Hachez Floran / @FloranHachez

09/05/2013 at 09:36AM

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#343 - wilddog64 / @chengkai318

12/24/2013 at 03:24AM

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#344 - João Paiva / @jgpaiva

01/31/2014 at 06:27PM

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#345 - ɐʇnɥsɐpoʇ / @todashuta

03/26/2015 at 07:41AM

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#346 - Nate75Sanders / @Nate75Sanders

10/01/2015 at 05:21AM

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#347 - Johannes / @joka253

06/20/2019 at 02:23PM

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#348 - 浚宇 / @Junyu_Wang_cn

08/18/2019 at 06:34AM

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#349 - yokibahim / @yokibahim

10/21/2019 at 07:28PM

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#350 - Milan Blažek / @Somin13

09/07/2023 at 07:44PM

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#351 - vall / @provall1

05/04/2012 at 12:49PM

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#352 - Underhill Labs / @underhilllabs

11/01/2012 at 05:49AM

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#353 - CHIP CASTLE / @chipcastle

12/27/2013 at 04:56AM

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#354 - a / @tztape

04/29/2012 at 07:05PM

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#355 - trq / @tonyrq

05/01/2012 at 12:22PM

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#356 - lauri lehmijoki / @laurilehmijoki

06/02/2012 at 03:03PM

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#357 - Noel Alejandro / @noelrock333

06/23/2012 at 12:59AM

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#358 - Trever Marshall / @dynamic_library

10/12/2012 at 10:53AM

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#359 - Jurica / @Jurica34581259

12/11/2018 at 02:49PM

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#360 - Endri Runa / @endiruna

06/06/2012 at 11:36PM