16 players · 4 days · flights of 4
Four days, sixteen golfers, not a single repeated pairing
Over four rounds this 16-player schedule hands every golfer twelve different playing partners — three new faces every single day, with no pair ever sharing a flight twice. For a society trip where mixing is the point, zero repeats in four days is as fresh as golf scheduling gets.
Each player still misses three of the fifteen others; that's unavoidable one day short of the perfect schedule. Add a fifth day and something remarkable happens: everyone plays with everyone, exactly once — see the 16-player, 5-day page for the perfect version.
Build your own 16-player flight plan
Free, no account needed. Enter your players' names, shuffle until the social mix feels right, and print or share the final plan.
Fairness, by the numbers
- Each golfer shares a flight with 12–12 of the 15 other players — meeting all of them in 4 days is mathematically impossible.
- Zero repeats: every round is all-new faces — no pair shares a flight twice.
- Tee order is balanced too — nobody gets stuck teeing off first (or last) every day.
An example 16-player, 4-day schedule
This is the exact schedule structure the generator uses — flights are listed in tee order. Shuffling changes which of your players lands in which slot, never the fairness underneath.
| Day | Flight 1 | Flight 2 | Flight 3 | Flight 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl, Erik, Ivan, Mike | Fred, Hank, Liam, Pete | Adam, Jack, Karl, Nick | Ben, Dave, Greg, Owen |
| 2 | Dave, Fred, Ivan, Karl | Ben, Erik, Hank, Jack | Adam, Greg, Mike, Pete | Carl, Liam, Nick, Owen |
| 3 | Erik, Greg, Karl, Liam | Ben, Fred, Mike, Nick | Ivan, Jack, Owen, Pete | Adam, Carl, Dave, Hank |
| 4 | Carl, Fred, Greg, Jack | Dave, Erik, Nick, Pete | Hank, Karl, Mike, Owen | Adam, Ben, Ivan, Liam |
Frequently asked questions
Do all 16 players get to play with each other in 4 days?
No — with 16 players and 4 days of golf that is mathematically impossible, no matter how you arrange the flights. This schedule gets as close as any schedule can: each golfer still plays with 12–12 of the 15 others. If meeting everyone matters to your group, plan 5 days — from there, everyone plays with everyone.
How often will the same two players share a flight?
Never. With 16 players over 4 days there are enough fresh combinations that no pair shares a flight twice — every round is entirely new faces.
How do I know this schedule is really the fairest possible?
Every schedule on this site is precomputed and checked against the mathematical limits for its group size — nothing is improvised at the moment you click. The fairness panel lists every repeated pairing and every pair that never meets, so you can verify the plan yourself instead of taking our word for it.
Can I change who plays together without ruining the fairness?
Yes — that's the Shuffle button. Every shuffle keeps the same optimal structure and only changes which player lands in which slot, so the fairness numbers never get worse. Shuffle as often as you like, save up to ten favorites, and compare them side by side.
Is the generator free, and do my players need an app?
It's free and works without an account: build, shuffle and print a plan right on this page. If you save the tour, you can add dates and tee times and invite every player with a personal link that opens in any browser — no app, no login for your players.