Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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}]