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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DORMY

DORMY Dor "my, a. [Origin uncertain. ] (Golf )

Defn: Up, or ahead, as many holes as remain to be played; -- said of a player or side.

A player who is dormy can not be beaten, and at the worst must halve the match. Encyc. of Sport.

New American Oxford Dictionary

dormy

dormy |ˈdɔːmi | ▶adjective Golf (of a player in match play ) ahead by a specified number of holes when the same number of holes remain to be played, and thus in a position at least to draw the match (used preceding a numeral ): he reached the 17th hole dormy two. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

Oxford Dictionary

dormy

dormy |ˈdɔːmi | ▶adjective Golf (of a player in match play ) ahead by a specified number of holes when the same number of holes remain to be played, and thus in a position at least to draw the match (used preceding a numeral ): he reached the 17th hole dormy two. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.