8 players · 6 days · flights of 4
Six days, eight players, no groundhog-day flights
A six-day tour with eight golfers packs eighteen partner seats per player into a group where each has only seven possible partners — on average every pair plays together more than twice. Without a plan, that easily becomes the same foursome three days straight.
The optimal schedule caps every pair at three shared rounds across all six days — a genuinely hard combinatorial guarantee — while still getting everyone playing with everyone early in the week and rotating tee order so the whole group cycles through early and late starts.
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.
- No pair shares a flight more than 3 of the 6 rounds.
- Tee order is balanced too — nobody gets stuck teeing off first (or last) every day.
An example 8-player, 6-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, Carl, Dave, Fred | Ben, Erik, Greg, Hank |
| 2 | Dave, Fred, Greg, Hank | Adam, Ben, Carl, Erik |
| 3 | Ben, Carl, Fred, Hank | Adam, Dave, Erik, Greg |
| 4 | Ben, Carl, Dave, Greg | Adam, Erik, Fred, Hank |
| 5 | Carl, Erik, Fred, Greg | Adam, Ben, Dave, Hank |
| 6 | Adam, Carl, Greg, Hank | Ben, Dave, Erik, Fred |
Frequently asked questions
Do all 8 players get to play with each other in 6 days?
Yes. This schedule guarantees that every one of your 8 players shares a flight with all 7 others at least once over the 6 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 6 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.