sand trap

Example Sentences

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He appeared to be in trouble on the par-5, 541-yard 18th when his drive landed in a sand trap, about 4 inches from the front lip.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024

One of the balls during their matchup was hit into the weeds near a sand trap.

From Fox News • Sep. 25, 2021

The most mundane part of the job is among the most important: meticulously raking a sand trap after a golfer has hit out of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2020

It began with a drive blocked to the right and into a sand trap on the 10th hole, his only missed fairway of the day.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2018

I'm lying in a sand trap of my dad's golf course looking at the sky.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green