16 players · 3 days · flights of 4
16 players, 3 days: every flight is all-new faces
Sixteen players in four flights of four gives a short trip a superpower: with three days of golf, nobody ever shares a flight with the same person twice. Every one of the twelve flights across the weekend is an entirely fresh foursome — nine different playing partners for every golfer.
The flip side: meeting all fifteen other players in three days is impossible (there simply aren't enough seats), so a schedule this size is about maximising fresh combinations, not completeness. If you want the full everyone-meets-everyone experience with sixteen players, the five-day version is mathematically perfect.
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 9–9 of the 15 other players — meeting all of them in 3 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, 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 | Flight 3 | Flight 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl, Erik, Ivan, Mike | Fred, Hank, Liam, Pete | Ben, Dave, Greg, Owen | Adam, Jack, Karl, Nick |
| 2 | Carl, Liam, Nick, Owen | Dave, Fred, Ivan, Karl | Adam, Greg, Mike, Pete | Ben, Erik, Hank, Jack |
| 3 | Ivan, Jack, Owen, Pete | Adam, Carl, Dave, Hank | Ben, Fred, Mike, Nick | Erik, Greg, Karl, Liam |
Frequently asked questions
Do all 16 players get to play with each other in 3 days?
No — with 16 players and 3 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 9–9 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 3 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.