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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 53c66c482b4166000226bbee

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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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587 active golfers, 2025 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#391 - John Smith / @literacyisgood

09/05/2014 at 06:23AM

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#392 - Nate Eagleson / @NateEag

10/01/2014 at 01:02AM

15

#393 - Moritz / @mollitz

10/26/2014 at 01:47AM

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#394 - Alex Hioreanu / @hioreanu

11/11/2014 at 01:36AM

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#395 - Mauro Persano / @fzort

11/15/2014 at 05:35PM

15

#396 - Thomas Geßler / @th_gessler

11/17/2014 at 08:21PM

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#397 - Benjamin Frölich / @kakazwerglein

11/18/2014 at 08:20PM

15

#398 - Glauco Pires / @grpires

11/25/2014 at 12:26AM

15

#399 - dosmanak / @dosmanak

03/10/2015 at 11:18AM

15

#400 - TheProgrammer971 / @tp971

03/14/2015 at 01:55AM

15

#401 - Stefan Knudsen / @knud32

06/12/2015 at 11:49PM

15

#402 - Bogumił Kamiński / @BogumilKaminski

10/26/2015 at 04:05PM

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#403 - Ethan Stewart / @EthanS279

12/23/2015 at 08:46PM

15

#404 - Laurent Atlan / @laurentatlan1

12/30/2015 at 10:11PM

15

#405 - Vaisian / @Vaisian

07/07/2016 at 05:51PM

15

#406 - Rasmus / @SBareSSomErMig

09/16/2016 at 09:30PM

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#407 - Kyouma / @kyoumaJohn

10/14/2016 at 05:12PM

15

#408 - Etienne Florent / @EtienneFlorent

11/25/2016 at 10:46AM

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#409 - Michał Dytko / @DytkoM

12/21/2016 at 11:10AM

15

#410 - Sven R / @Sven73de

01/02/2017 at 03:04PM

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#411 - Daniel / @Daniel00288663

03/17/2017 at 01:24PM

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#412 - Alexander Gryson / @agryson

05/02/2017 at 04:51PM

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#413 - Geoff / @RealGeoffErwin

10/09/2017 at 07:17PM

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#414 - Prithviraj Patil / @dummyprithviraj

12/03/2017 at 04:33PM

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#415 - Paul Draghicescu / @pdragy

03/22/2018 at 07:58AM

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#416 - Jonathan Camilleri / @Too_Many_Taken

05/26/2018 at 01:19PM

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#417 - 赤佐田奈葉 / @akasatanaha_

06/19/2018 at 05:19AM

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#418 - Foo Bar / @FooBarely

08/16/2018 at 09:05PM

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#419 -  Martijn Engler / @MartijnEngler

12/30/2018 at 07:53PM

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#420 - Ray Dennis / @raysden

01/05/2021 at 10:14PM