golf draw

Consider each twosome as a single unit and then conduct a random drawing until all the slots are filled. The only issue comes when you have selected 71 spots and you draw a twosome to fill the final spot. You will have to decide if that means you sit out the twosome or come up with another scheme.

thanks. But when a twosome is picked, does that not reduce the odds of the singles. for example assume if I have 1 twosome, and 4 singles and only 2 twosomes can play. They all have a 20% chance of being picked first. But if the twosome is picked first, I only have two more picks to do. If a single is picked first I have 3 more to do, so the odds are better since there are more chances of being picked.

Not if you treat the twosome as a single unit. If you gave the twosome two chances, one for each pers0n, then the twosome would have a large advantage. Another way of doing it would be to pair all the singles ahead of time and then select the resulting pairs equally. This works well if you have an even number of people entering.

yes - we are hoping for an even number and will pair the singles

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