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golf trip problem.
8 players .
4 rounds , each fourball format ( ie. 2 teams of four ).
ideally to get every player to play with all other 7 players
at least once ( easy ) but .....
if possible without playing more than twice with each ?
not sure it can be done but help with a grid scheme would be appreciated !!
thanks .
sirlearie.
8 players .
4 rounds , each fourball format ( ie. 2 teams of four ).
ideally to get every player to play with all other 7 players
at least once ( easy ) but .....
if possible without playing more than twice with each ?
not sure it can be done but help with a grid scheme would be appreciated !!
thanks .
sirlearie.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.According to my calculations, you either have to accept that each player will be in the same team as someone else 3 times or, as I've got it above, that each player is always on the opposite side to one other player. In my example A & E always oppose each other, as do B & F, C & G and D & H. In some circumstances that might actually be quite a fun way to play, e.g. if A & E are a husband and wife pairing who normally play together, B & F are brothers with a strong rivalry between them, etc,
I have just seen this thread after work and I thought it seemed familiar- and I found this
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