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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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#181 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

06/25/2013 at 03:51AM

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#182 - zmf_tim / @zmf_tim

07/07/2013 at 10:05AM

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#183 - Steve Tjoa / @stevetjoa

07/08/2013 at 05:27AM

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#184 - curist / @curist

07/09/2013 at 08:02AM

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#185 - arminas / @arminas

07/11/2013 at 08:04AM

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#186 - Bradd Szonye / @bszonye

07/13/2013 at 09:33AM

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#187 - RobertT / @techrt2050

07/16/2013 at 05:04AM

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#188 - cook / @mattcook08

07/16/2013 at 09:14PM

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#189 - moo goo / @m00g000

07/19/2013 at 07:53PM

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#190 - Ingo / @ist3fani

07/30/2013 at 02:41PM

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#191 - A / @Tower_1980

08/02/2013 at 11:46AM

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#192 - Nathan / @NathanHarperoni

08/07/2013 at 02:19PM

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#193 - cj / @cj01101

08/08/2013 at 07:55PM

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#194 - Przemysław Kamiński / @CXLII

08/14/2013 at 05:50AM

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#195 - James / @Dronak

08/29/2013 at 03:55PM

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#196 - Fontaine Kévin / @DotSlash974

08/31/2013 at 04:59PM

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#197 - Arturo Escaip / @arturoescaip

09/01/2013 at 02:40AM

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#198 - engy / @engydmw

09/02/2013 at 06:24PM

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#199 - Bunwut Tson / @NbTson

09/02/2013 at 07:03PM

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#200 - Jeff Klein / @ravioli_jazz

09/09/2013 at 06:51PM

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#201 - Michal Vávra / @JeH3R

09/20/2013 at 07:48PM

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#202 - brett / @brettyukich

09/21/2013 at 10:38PM

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#203 - Oliver Christ / @0liverChrist

09/25/2013 at 09:49PM

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#204 - NuM / @NuM314

10/05/2013 at 10:54PM

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#205 - Stephen Drodge / @sjdrodge

10/08/2013 at 01:01AM

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#206 - foo / @foo88832727

10/19/2013 at 05:49PM

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#207 - Casey Dwyer / @caseydwyer

11/04/2013 at 07:03AM

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#208 - Khromenko Andrey / @ttydragon

11/23/2013 at 12:30AM

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#209 - Stefan Schmidt / @stafue

12/06/2013 at 03:11PM

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#210 - Sam Burk / @smwbk

12/23/2013 at 03:38AM