sand trap

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The outcroppings draw even nongolfers to the municipal course — they like to picnic on them — and are akin to a sand trap or water hazard for those who do play, he said.

From Washington Post

“I was standing out of the bunker, the ball was way below my feet and I’m hitting a three-quarter sand wedge, which you never really want out of a sand trap,” he said.

From Washington Times

On the 18th, all five of Kentucky’s golfers, who were playing in one group, hit into the same sand trap.

From Washington Post

The organization has offered guidelines to protect players, such as discouraging them from removing flagsticks or touching sand trap rakes.

From Washington Post

And another: “It’s a rules thing. Bunker is the proper term for what is commonly called a sand trap. Bunker is official terminology, sand trap is just what people say.”

From Golf Digest