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Is there any software or formula out there or does anyone have any experience with managing groups like this.
We have a weekend trip with 16 guys, playing 4 rounds. Some guys don't know everyone and most guys haven't seen some of the other guys in a year or more. I want to arrange the tee off groups so each guy plays with 3 new guys each round and doesn't play with the same guy at all if at all possible.
Suggestions.
Bored at work seemed like an interesting math-ish challenge... using #s instead of names with foresomes horizontal
Round 1
1.2.3.4
5.6.7.8
9.10.11.12
13.14.15.16
Round 2
1.5.9.13
2.6.10.14
3.7.11.15
4.8.12.16
Round 3
1.6.11.16
2.7.12.15
3.8.13.5
4.9.14.10
Round 4
13.10.7.4
14.11.8.3
15.12.6.1
16.2.5.9
I think that's right... I'm sure there is a more elegant solution out there though.
Nah its wrong... 6 and 1 as well as 15 and 12 play together 2x. i think everything else works. I'm sure there is a way though.
Definitely a math challenge that I can't figure out. Bodey is right plus 10 plays with 4, 9 an 14 twice. 8 plays with 3 and 5 twice etc. Same issues I come up with. Gotta be a way with 16 guys but I can't find it.
I tried a couple more times this morning and couldn't get it to work... so I googled it.
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/dat...9.04/bob6.html
There is the answer. Just use the first four groupings.
Bodey, you da man! Google knows everything. I would have never got that with my grade 10 math. Thanks everyone.
Lordy---what happens if one guy has to drop out ??? :-) :-) :-) Nope, I'm not on the course today :-)