sand trap

Fairway's grainy pit

A sand trap is a depression filled with sand on a golf course, designed as a hazard to catch errant shots.

Getting out requires a specialized shot, typically with a wedge.

The term is interchangeable with bunker, though bunker is more common in formal golf contexts: His approach shot landed in the sand trap.

golf

bunker

Reinforced subterranean stronghold

hazardSource of potential harm
fairwayGroomed golf strip
greenColor of vegetation

wedge · chip · rough · putting · bogey · par · birdie · golfer · divot · links

terrain

dune

Wind-formed sand ridge

beachSandy waterside margin
desertTo leave behind completely
quicksandYielding, engulfing sediment

coastal · grains · sediment · erosion · pit · hollow · depression · basin · pocket

Categories

golf coursegrass, turf, rough, tees, greens
golf bunkersfairway bunker
golf hazardswater hazard, bunker, rough, out of bounds, penalty area
golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
Track Hazardsbarrier, wall, chicane, hairpin, corner
links golfSt Andrews, links course, links golf, fescue, dunes

Opposites

golf hazard type

sand trapwater hazard

Fairway body blocking shots

pond · lake · creek · stream · ocean

course difficulty/desirability

sand trapfairway

Groomed golf strip

green · putting green · short grass · tee box · fringe

Family

trap, sand, sandy, trapped, traps, trapping, sandbox, entrap, mousetrap

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G