What the hell is a "sand trap"?

[Atticus_Finch]

I'm just sitting here listening to "Arnie" talking about driving the ball between the "Sand Traps". When did we stop calling them bunkers? Really gets on my tits.

 

[Liam_Austin]

Hahaha, I for one have always called them bunkers.

Have noticed that some of the commentators on t.v call them sand traps

 

[medwayjon]

I think the "term" sand-trap was originated by stupid bloody dumb-yanks bastardising our language/phrases again.

 

[theeaglehunter]

definitely an americanism.

 

[MVP]

Ive known the phrase sand trap I think i got it of Dave Ferherty

 

[Dave3498]

They're bunkers as far as I'm concerned, and very nice they are too.

 

[billyg]

Doesn't work the other way of course- ahem, 'The American troops spilled out of their landing craft on Omaha beach and were confronted by intense ordinance and nested machine gun fire coming from well fortified sand traps on the dunes'

 

[Dave3498]

Nice point billyg. We moan a lot about our former colonial friends, but many of them are lying under the sands of Normandy and those of us old enough to remember, have a lot to thank their fathers for.

 

[viscount17]

Weren't the original sand traps those shallow bird scrapes they can get out of with fairway wood?

In usual fashion they were all misnamed - not unique of course pavement, boot etc

 

[shanker]

Interesting comments from BillyG and Dave 3498. Whatever you may think of our transatlantic cousins, you can't deny that they came to our aid in the most difficult moments.
Sorry, this has nothing to do with golf.
Regards
Shanker

 

[madandra]

What about a 'double eagle' the w.. yanks call an albatros a double eagle when in fact a double eagle would be a hole in one at a par five.

 

[John_Findlay]

Is there anything better than an albatross, by the way? if so, I don't know the name for it.

Had one once 2 on the par 5 18th at Nairn Dunbar. 5 wood into the hole. Never thought it was as good as my only hole in one for some strange reason!

 

[geronimo]

Is there anything better than an albatross, by the way? if so, I don't know the name for it.

Had one once <img src="http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/forums/images//graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> 2 on the par 5 18th at Nairn Dunbar. 5 wood into the hole. Never thought it was as good as my only hole in one for some strange reason!

A hole in one is that not the holey grail for us mere mortals as we cant get in never mind win a major.

2 on a 5 is spectacular and probably harder to do as you're second is off the fairway with a long club as opposed to a perfect lie of a tee peg with a usually perfect stance on even ground, but say you got 2 on a 5 and great hole/shot but say you got a hole in one and it's any witnesses.

 

[shanker]

What about a 'double eagle' the w.. yanks call an albatros a double eagle when in fact a double eagle would be a hole in one at a par five.

I'm confused! A double eagle is the same as an albatross, isn't it? 1 on a par 4 or 2 on a par five.
Anyway, I've never had one.

 

[madandra]

Shanker, you are right it is 3 under par and has been called an albatross for centuries but the manky yanks want to own the sport and throw away the history.

 

[Basher]

Shanker, you are right it is 3 under par and has been called an albatross for centuries but the manky yanks want to own the sport and throw away the history.

Out Now on DVD

Driving the Dream, the story of one mans dream to create a game that would last for centuries.

Tom Hanks stars as Hughie McHenry, the quiet man from Michigan who founded the game of golf. Follow him as he faces obstacle after obstacle to create the American game. Take pride as he creates the Regimental and American Golf Club in St Andreas, Texas. The place known to many as the home of golf.

It's nothing new guys, they do it all the time.

I think most American film makers firmly believe the Yanks were the only opposition to Germany in the 2nd World War.


Try telling my Grandad that (God rest him)

Sorry, going off topic, although the first bit was golf related!

 

[Lloydy84]

Speaking of albatrosses, i was shocked when my teaching pro told me he had had 3 of them! i mean a hole in one is considered to be a once in a life time thing, never mind an albatross,he has also had 5 holes in 1

lucky b*****d

 

[Dave3498]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it the Americans who started numbering the clubs. I believe that we had names for all of them before that. Cleaks, mashies, nibliks, spoons and brassies etc. It seems that the only name retained is that of the driver.

I guess that we will eventually adopt the American names for everything, even the spellings. We seem to be asked for our 'drivers license' these days, and the answer to the question 'Have you got,' always seems to get the reply, 'Yes we do.'