In basic Golf Terms, a "Waste Bunker" is a rather large depression or hollow in the ground along a fairway which is left in a "natural" state.

Generally a sand trap located on the fairway. (If there is a ball on the green, and a ball in the sand trap, Murphy's Law says that your ball is the one buried in the trap!)

Generally a sand trap located adjacent to the green.

A rather large depression or hollow in the ground along a fairway or around the green, which is sodden.

In basic Golf Terms, a "Bunker" is a rather large depression or hollow in the ground along a fairway or around the green, which is sodden or filled with sand. If filled with sand it is called a "sand trap". In the Rules of Golf, it is considered a hazard!

A low trajectory approach shot that is intended to get the ball rolling along a fairway and up onto the green. Similar to a chip shot "bump & run" but hit from a greater distance.

The amount of curve or "break" a putted ball will traverse due to the slope of the green, grain and dryness of the grass, speed of the putt, and extreme wind.

averages a bogey on every hole. For the new golfer, improvement should be done with reachable objectives and in steps. So the first task for the new golfer is to "break 100" which means to shoot a score of 99 or lower on a regulation course.

"Bogey Golf" Refers to the level of proficiency for a player. Playing "Bogey Golf" means that this person generally shoots around 90 on a par 72 course.

where the ball does not need to travel very far. You hit an explosion shot because you don't want your ball to travel very far. You just want it out of the sandtrap and onto the green with very little roll. Also known as a "blast".