stimy

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stymie \Sty"mie\, n. Also Stimy \Sti"my\ . [Orig. uncertain.]
   (Golf)
   The position of two balls on the putting green such that,
   being more than six inches apart, one ball lies directly
   between the other and the hole at which the latter must be
   played; also, the act of bringing the balls into this
   position.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Stymie

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stymie \Sty"mie\, v. t. Also Stimy \Sti"my\ . (Golf)
   To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]