12 players · 5 days · flights of 4
Five days: the first trip length where all 12 golfers meet
With twelve players, five days is the magic number — the shortest trip on which every golfer can share a flight with all eleven others, and this schedule delivers it. Three days falls short by arithmetic and four days is provably impossible, so if full mixing is the goal, this is the plan.
Beyond full coverage, the schedule keeps repeats civilised: no pair shares a flight more than three of the five rounds, and the repeated pairings are distributed across the group. Tee order rotates too, so the early alarm gets shared as fairly as the flights do.
Build your own 12-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 66 possible pairings share a flight at least once.
- No pair shares a flight more than 3 of the 5 rounds.
- Tee order is balanced too — nobody gets stuck teeing off first (or last) every day.
An example 12-player, 5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave, Erik, Hank, Liam | Ben, Fred, Greg, Karl | Adam, Carl, Ivan, Jack |
| 2 | Carl, Erik, Fred, Jack | Ben, Dave, Ivan, Liam | Adam, Greg, Hank, Karl |
| 3 | Carl, Greg, Karl, Liam | Ben, Erik, Hank, Jack | Adam, Dave, Fred, Ivan |
| 4 | Adam, Ben, Fred, Liam | Erik, Hank, Ivan, Karl | Carl, Dave, Greg, Jack |
| 5 | Adam, Erik, Greg, Ivan | Dave, Jack, Karl, Liam | Ben, Carl, Fred, Hank |
Frequently asked questions
Do all 12 players get to play with each other in 5 days?
Yes. This schedule guarantees that every one of your 12 players shares a flight with all 11 others at least once over the 5 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 5 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.