Thanks shg - my combined ignorance of golf and statistics put me at a major disadvantage. Your reference includes an explicit schedule of 20 golfers playing in foursomes for five days - perfect! Thanks again. Regards, pxd


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The problem is so well known it has a name, and there is no general solution, but there are published solutions for specific cases. Google social golfer problem to see, for example, http://www.maa.org/editorial/mathgam..._08_14_07.html