Yahoos play stroke wildly after avoiding terrible trap (6)
I believe the answer is:
yokels
'yahoos' is the definition.
('yokel' can be a synonym of 'yahoo')
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for yokels that I've seen before include "peasants" , "countrymen" , "Rustic folk" , "Country bumpkins" .)