What does “Dormie” Mean

Ever wonder what the term “Dormie” means? You’ve probably heard it when people are talking about match play between two players.

The term dormie is used to describe the player that is so many holes up with that same amount of holes left to play. For instance, if Jack were playing Jill in an 18 hole match play and Jill were 2 holes up on Jack and there was only 17 and 18 left to play, Jill would be called Dormie.

Impress your friends and try to get them to play match play next time out just so you can use the word. Then spill the knowledge you just learned on them. They’ll either think you’re a nerd and not want to play with you again, or think it’s interesting and ask you more about golf terminology and golf rules, so you better read up and be prepared to answer.