sand trap
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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
“If I may draw a comparison,” he said, “I’m not going to tell you what I’m doing on the 8th hole if I get in the sand trap there.”
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2023
One of the balls during their matchup was hit into the weeds near a sand trap.
From Fox News • Sep. 25, 2021
He hit something like fifteen balls out of a sand trap and at least four of them rolled right in the hole!
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2020
The ninth time Eisman retrieved a ball from some sand trap, or pretended his shot had not splashed into the water, he acted with the same unapologetic aplomb he had demonstrated the first time.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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