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Question from Jim:

How can I rotate 24 golfers playing 3 rounds of golf so that none of them play with the same person twice.

Jim,

This seems to work.

Day 1:
1, 2, 3, 4
5, 6, 7, 8
9, 10, 11, 12
13, 14, 15, 16
17, 18, 19, 20
21, 22, 23, 24

Day 2
1, 5, 9, 13
17, 21, 2, 6
10, 14, 18, 22
3, 7, 11, 15
19, 23, 4, 8
12, 16, 20, 24

Day 3
1, 6, 11, 16
17, 22, 5, 4
3, 10, 15, 20
21, 2, 7, 12
13, 18, 23, 8
9, 14, 19, 24

--Victoria

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