Dormie (also spelled "dormy") is a term used in
match play golf, denoting that the score is such that one player is the same number of points ahead as there are holes still to play; thus that should one hole be halved, that leading player will win the match.The player currently in the lead is said to be "dormie" or "dormie-number" where number is the number of holes involved.The word derives from late 18th and early 19th century
Scotland, where golf was played on links on the coast. The
heathland near the coast is home to a number of
indigenous species, including
dormice, or "dormies" in the argot of the East Coast of Scotland. Dormice, as shy creatures, generally hid well from passing golfers, but a sighting was held to be particularly good luck for any links player passing.
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