Dormy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dormy \Dor"my\, a. [Origin uncertain.] (Golf)
     Up, or ahead, as many holes as remain to be played; -- said
     of a player or side.
  
     Note: A player who is dormy can not be beaten, and at the
           worst must halve the match. --Encyc. of Sport.


           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dormy
       adj : in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as
             there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie
             three and still lost the match" [syn: {dormie}]