water hazards
Golf's wet traps
Water hazards are bodies of water on a golf course—ponds, streams, lakes, or ditches—that add difficulty to play.
A ball landing in a water hazard typically costs the player a penalty stroke.
The term extends figuratively to any aquatic obstacle or danger: The kayakers navigated several water hazards along the river.
- golf courseFacility for club sport
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- tidal poolCoastal depression holding seawater
- pondSmall still body
- whirlpoolRotating water formation
man overboard · rapids · strong current · rip current · floodplain · tsunami · drowning · undertow · spillway · floodgate · mudslide · flash flood · estuary · storm surge · riptide · shipwreck site · culvert · coral reef
- golf coursegrass, turf, rough, tees, greens
- farm safetyfarm safety, injury prevention, safety training, protective gear, PPE
- golf course environmentturf, greens, fairways, bunkers, sand traps
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls