Dormie

Scoring

During match play this is a situation where one player (or team) is leading by the same number of holes remaining. So if they are one up with one hole left to play then the match is dormie.

This definition is part of the Golfonaut golf glossary, where related terms are grouped by topic.

Related terms

Match Play

A competition between two players (or teams) where they attempt to win each hole. The winner is the person / team with the most points at the end rather than the team with the lowest total score.

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