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Sand Trap

Sand Trap

Sand Trap

A hole, removed of turf or soil and filled with sand, on a golf course (United States Golf Association). The size, shape, and depth of sand traps vary and they can be located on a fairway or on or bordering a green (Kelley, About.com). Sand traps, along with water hazards, are classified as hazards, according to the rules of golf, and as such have specific rules of conduct and play associated with them, such as smoothing or raking over any holes or footprints in the sand when leaving the sand trap (United States Golf Association).

Sand traps are also known as traps and are officially referred to as bunkers.

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Sand Trap

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