8 players · 3 days · flights of 4
The fairest golf schedule for 8 players over 3 days
Two flights of four, three days of golf — the classic long-weekend buddies trip. With eight players, each golfer has seven possible partners and gets three flight-mates per round, so a well-built schedule can get everyone playing with everyone by the final day. This one does exactly that.
Repeats are unavoidable in an 8-player group — from day two onwards, somebody has to share a flight again. The schedule below spreads those repeats across different pairs and rotates tee order fairly, instead of letting the same twosome (or the same early tee time) dominate the trip.
Build your own 8-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
- Everyone plays with everyone: all 28 possible pairings share a flight at least once.
- Tee order is balanced too — nobody gets stuck teeing off first (or last) every day.
An example 8-player, 3-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam, Ben, Dave, Fred | Carl, Erik, Greg, Hank |
| 2 | Ben, Carl, Fred, Greg | Adam, Dave, Erik, Hank |
| 3 | Adam, Carl, Dave, Greg | Ben, Erik, Fred, Hank |
Frequently asked questions
Do all 8 players get to play with each other in 3 days?
Yes. This schedule guarantees that every one of your 8 players shares a flight with all 7 others at least once over the 3 days — and the fairness panel under the generator proves it for the exact plan you're looking at.
How often will the same two players share a flight?
No pair shares a flight more than 3 of the 3 rounds, and the schedule spreads the unavoidable repeats across different pairs and days instead of hitting the same duo over and over.
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.