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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 9v00670015fe0000000004b1

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user_id	username	registration_date	account_balance
4ed38e68-1112-48c9-ae9e-d5180fae1781	User128	1970-01-05	610.67
f287c45a-4cd3-4219-a0c4-9390a5352e96	User886	1970-01-05	237.49
132833d0-7e19-4849-ad93-cb845613900b	User606	1970-01-13	622.65
78e66de3-967f-4d58-ba05-facaad170753	User422	1970-01-25	854.07
c4e20125-20d8-423c-bbb1-0ae8df4f3d30	User715	1970-02-04	952.56
aa0a0ebc-ce66-4fef-9458-e0931b4e3aa7	User868	1970-03-29	532.43
a46c19e3-d016-4f45-8bfa-ee6633b87a2e	User947	1970-04-19	146.15
46f2e291-090a-49b2-a176-4df1fca7d738	User981	1970-04-22	300.95
3b4cf600-4e4f-46e6-8419-7811a4416697	User420	1970-05-14	953.85
2f78dab5-365b-4aab-aa08-b1cf1bdbf0eb	User244	1970-06-01	537.35

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| user_id                              | username | registration_date | account_balance |
|--------------------------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 4ed38e68-1112-48c9-ae9e-d5180fae1781 | User128  | 1970-01-05        | 610.67          |
| f287c45a-4cd3-4219-a0c4-9390a5352e96 | User886  | 1970-01-05        | 237.49          |
| 132833d0-7e19-4849-ad93-cb845613900b | User606  | 1970-01-13        | 622.65          |
| 78e66de3-967f-4d58-ba05-facaad170753 | User422  | 1970-01-25        | 854.07          |
| c4e20125-20d8-423c-bbb1-0ae8df4f3d30 | User715  | 1970-02-04        | 952.56          |
| aa0a0ebc-ce66-4fef-9458-e0931b4e3aa7 | User868  | 1970-03-29        | 532.43          |
| a46c19e3-d016-4f45-8bfa-ee6633b87a2e | User947  | 1970-04-19        | 146.15          |
| 46f2e291-090a-49b2-a176-4df1fca7d738 | User981  | 1970-04-22        | 300.95          |
| 3b4cf600-4e4f-46e6-8419-7811a4416697 | User420  | 1970-05-14        | 953.85          |
| 2f78dab5-365b-4aab-aa08-b1cf1bdbf0eb | User244  | 1970-06-01        | 537.35          |

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< user_id	username	registration_date	account_balance
< 4ed38e68-1112-48c9-ae9e-d5180fae1781	User128	1970-01-05	610.67
< f287c45a-4cd3-4219-a0c4-9390a5352e96	User886	1970-01-05	237.49
< 132833d0-7e19-4849-ad93-cb845613900b	User606	1970-01-13	622.65
< 78e66de3-967f-4d58-ba05-facaad170753	User422	1970-01-25	854.07
< c4e20125-20d8-423c-bbb1-0ae8df4f3d30	User715	1970-02-04	952.56
< aa0a0ebc-ce66-4fef-9458-e0931b4e3aa7	User868	1970-03-29	532.43
< a46c19e3-d016-4f45-8bfa-ee6633b87a2e	User947	1970-04-19	146.15
< 46f2e291-090a-49b2-a176-4df1fca7d738	User981	1970-04-22	300.95
< 3b4cf600-4e4f-46e6-8419-7811a4416697	User420	1970-05-14	953.85
< 2f78dab5-365b-4aab-aa08-b1cf1bdbf0eb	User244	1970-06-01	537.35
---
> | user_id                              | username | registration_date | account_balance |
> |--------------------------------------|----------|-------------------|-----------------|
> | 4ed38e68-1112-48c9-ae9e-d5180fae1781 | User128  | 1970-01-05        | 610.67          |
> | f287c45a-4cd3-4219-a0c4-9390a5352e96 | User886  | 1970-01-05        | 237.49          |
> | 132833d0-7e19-4849-ad93-cb845613900b | User606  | 1970-01-13        | 622.65          |
> | 78e66de3-967f-4d58-ba05-facaad170753 | User422  | 1970-01-25        | 854.07          |
> | c4e20125-20d8-423c-bbb1-0ae8df4f3d30 | User715  | 1970-02-04        | 952.56          |
> | aa0a0ebc-ce66-4fef-9458-e0931b4e3aa7 | User868  | 1970-03-29        | 532.43          |
> | a46c19e3-d016-4f45-8bfa-ee6633b87a2e | User947  | 1970-04-19        | 146.15          |
> | 46f2e291-090a-49b2-a176-4df1fca7d738 | User981  | 1970-04-22        | 300.95          |
> | 3b4cf600-4e4f-46e6-8419-7811a4416697 | User420  | 1970-05-14        | 953.85          |
> | 2f78dab5-365b-4aab-aa08-b1cf1bdbf0eb | User244  | 1970-06-01        | 537.35          |

Solutions

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27 active golfers, 84 entries

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#1 - Danilo J. S. Bellini 🥊🇧🇷 / @danilobellini

12/01/2024 at 06:36PM

56

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56

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56

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58

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59

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#8 - petr-kx / @petr-kx

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59

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70

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78

#11 - Wim Stockman / @wimstockman

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80

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82

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86

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93

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170

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#23 - Matthew Cooper / @mkcmkc

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#25 - cr100 / @rekicc

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333

#26 - Thibault Courtois / @ThibaultCourtois

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467

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