How to Use duffer in a Sentence

duffer

noun

• We joined the other duffers at the course.
• He's a lovable old duffer.
• The designer and builder of the putting strips shown here says any patio putter or deck duffer can do the same.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2021
• Unwinding with a cool glass of lemonade, the jointed old duffer in the lawn chair is simply propped in place.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
• Knight said the course attracts a variety of skill level players — from top-flight golfers to duffers.
  — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
• Yet the very-not-everyman golfers are always within an arm’s length, milling about the grounds like weekend duffers.
  — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
• Like a duffer teeing off into a stiff wind, startups that want to sell to the golf industry face a few challenges.
  — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
• Playing on the same course as some of the game’s greatest golfers can do that to a duffer like me, or any golfer, no matter their skill level.
  — oregonlive, 5 July 2021
• The world #1 has a physique atypical for a weekend duffer -- hence all the hullabaloo.
  — David Close, CNN, 23 Aug. 2019
• Rather than the usual Rat Pack retro or duffer chic, this hip oasis is a slightly rugged desert escape.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
• Trump is the unmasked duffer clutching the wheel of a golf cart, zipping over knolls while his caddie — also unmasked — hangs off the back.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
• Many weekend duffers buy their equipment at Dick’s Sporting Goods .
  — Tom Rotunno, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
• Since the first duffers teed off in 1924, this Scottish course has gained repute as one of the world’s top golf spots.
  — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• Canadian duffers will probably end up spending about $75 million in rounds this year.
  — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• For the first third of the 20th century even duffers had caddies and at Pinehurst that meant a Black man or boy.
  — Craig Gill / Made By History, TIME, 13 June 2024
• Erickson was her boat's duffer and responsible for the map, but had been too distracted socializing.
  — Madison Karas, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
• Chalamet is okay for Laurie’s teenaged phase, and Gerwig has every right to make Bhaer a little hotter than the middle-aged duffer in the book.
  — Ross Douthat, National Review, 23 Jan. 2020
• Just as every country club duffer envisions himself on the back nine at The Masters, most weekend anglers have at some point fancied the idea of making a living fishing for bass.
  — Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2020
• Minutes after his round on Saturday, Spieth’s deliberations on this routine golf conundrum would sound familiar to any weekend duffer.
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 17 June 2017
• Prior to 2023, when the streamer hosted its first live sports event—the Netflix Cup featured F1 drivers and pro duffers squaring off in a nine-hole match—the company brass were adamant about staying out of that lane.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
• Serious golfers, casual duffers and spectators are excited about the new sports entertainment complex -- which has a driving range, full restaurant and a two-story television in the bar area -- located at 5820 Rockside Woods Blvd.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2020