sand trap

They drove, and again Merle lectured upon the three reasons why his ball came to rest in a sand trap that flanked the fairway.

It was that crooked bound which broke all our hearts; for we knew that, barring a miracle, our man was in the sand trap.

Sure enough, when we reached the summit there was the caddie, a mournful statue on the edge of the sand trap.

"You certainly can't trust him out of sight in a sand trap," he conceded.