An unskilled golfer. Also called a hacker
A person who has great difficulty playing the game of golf. The difference between a "duffer" and a "hacker" was best described to me by an older gentleman in Georgia: "Your boss is a duffer, your brother is a hacker."
an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer"
a man whose golf game is barely alive
A disparaging term used to describe a very poor player. (See also patzer, fish.)
A weak chess player, also referred to as a "fish" or "patzer."
An inexperienced or poor player.