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+1  Q: 

Draw for golf

how do you calculate a draw for say 16 people to play in groups of 4 over 4 days to achieve a result that they play with different people each day

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i remember from algo class that a network flow problem is what you are looking for

Umair Ahmed
+1  A: 

Have a look at the genetic algorithm suggested in the answer to Speed dating algorithm here on stackoverflow. The question is much similar to yours.

anderstornvig
+4  A: 

It's called the social golfer problem I've found this to be useful

Liran Orevi
The answer for this particular problem is here: http://www.cs.brown.edu/~sello/solutions.html#5-4-4 Looks like you can play for 5 days with 4 groups of 4.
Rhys Jones