[ adj ] in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played <adj.all> he was dormie three and still lost the match
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.]