I am planning a golf trip for mid-June, and am struggling to ensure the best possible mix of players, ensuring everyone plays with everyone else at least once.
We are playing 4 rounds, and what makes it particularly challenging is that we have 8 golfers for Rounds 1 and 2, but only 7 for Rounds 3 and 4. If it was 7 or 8 golfers for all 4 days that would be a bit more straightforward, but the split appears to add considerable difficulty. I tried this:
R1 (8 1 7 6) (5 2 3 4)
R2 (8 2 4 3) (6 1 7 5)
R3 (2 1 3) (6 5 2 7)
R4 (5 2 7) (1 3 6 4)
with golfer #8 playing just the first two rounds. I recognise someone won't get to play with #8 (and in my example above that's #5) but I still have some players playing together 3 times, and other not at all!
Before I pull out what's left of my hair, I'd be most grateful for any assistance anyone can offer.
Many thanks - Nick