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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

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#61 - ミゲ / @tsumaranaikedo

05/05/2012 at 03:33AM

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#62 - Rhys Powell / @rwpwll

05/05/2012 at 04:52AM

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#63 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

05/05/2012 at 03:33PM

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#64 - じょんあば / @john_ababa

05/06/2012 at 04:17AM

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#65 - kurban / @kurban_mall

05/06/2012 at 06:41AM

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#66 - bsjd / @bsjd

05/07/2012 at 07:54PM

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#67 - CoolWebTeacher / @coolwebteacher

05/07/2012 at 11:28PM

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#68 - Will Furnass / @WillFurnass

05/08/2012 at 01:50PM

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#69 - Sergey / @sav86

05/09/2012 at 01:55AM

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#70 - Dave C / @dmlc133

05/10/2012 at 01:19PM

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#71 - VimGolfDzNrSQleot / @VimGolfDzNrSQle

05/10/2012 at 08:24PM

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#72 - William Dunand / @wdunand

05/11/2012 at 01:27AM

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#73 - Evgeny Persienko / @zzazab

05/12/2012 at 05:39AM

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#74 - Christian Gaida / @chgaida

05/12/2012 at 04:52PM

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#75 - Mathieu Fortier / @mathieufortier

05/13/2012 at 03:23AM

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#76 - Gavin Hughes / @gavinhughes

05/13/2012 at 07:53AM

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#77 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

05/13/2012 at 03:55PM

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#78 - Mooddha / @mooddha

05/14/2012 at 04:12AM

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#79 - mnx / @mnxx

05/14/2012 at 01:35PM

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#80 - Sunny Klair / @0xSunhay

05/14/2012 at 06:16PM

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#81 - Ibrahim Tencer / @ibrahimtencer

05/16/2012 at 03:34PM

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#82 - Simon Nicolussi / @sinic

05/16/2012 at 09:58PM

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#83 - Mikael Engström / @mikaelengstrom

05/17/2012 at 09:36AM

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#84 - Heath Matlock / @heathmatlock

05/17/2012 at 11:13PM

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#85 - Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII

05/18/2012 at 09:18PM

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#86 - Benjamin Hitov / @benhitov

05/19/2012 at 06:30AM

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#87 - Krallja / @krallja

05/20/2012 at 07:09PM

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#88 - Chris Dahms / @zentrified

05/20/2012 at 09:05PM

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#89 - Ben Friedland / @bfriedland174

05/21/2012 at 05:54AM

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#90 - Aaron Mueller / @fu86

05/22/2012 at 01:33PM